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<p>of "illiteracy" itself--for being predicated on narrow assumptions, primarily derived from school-based contexts, about what counts as reading and writing (e.g., comprehending and following instructions).</p>

<p><big>Historical overview</big></p>
<p><big>Origins</big></p>
<p>Script is thought to have developed independently at least five times in human history: in <a href="page.php?w=Mesopotamia">Mesopotamia</a>, <a href="page.php?w=Egypt">Egypt</a>, the <a href="page.php?w=Indus_civilization">Indus civilization</a>, lowland <a href="page.php?w=Mesoamerica">Mesoamerica</a>,</p><p>
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