[publius911]

There are plenty of free apps on the internet that teach children to read and that can be used by adults, too.

Please don't go there.
More money has been wasted providing computers for the whiners, who either abuse them, sell them to buy drugs, lose them or simply discover porn earlier.

Without successful and engaged adult parents, solving the problem will forever be impossible. It's impossible to fix the adults without "violating their rights."

Their "rights" have condemned them to permanent ignorance and incompetence.

[blueplum]

I’m not saying give them computers - there are computers in libraries. I’m just saying the means to learn to read are readily available for anyone who wants to put forth the effort - and libraries are already set up to teach people to read.