The value of written knowledge did not help me socially with other people. Books had provided me with scholastic knowledge, but not with social knowledge throughout elementary school. All my time reading in elementary did not given me many social skills causing me to be somewhat shy around others. To this day, I am reserved and keep to myself with people I do not know. But luckily, I learned to make many friends and verbally communicate with others.
Social knowledge is as important to people as any other form of knowledge.
This form of literacy is necessary in any situation dealing with other people. So in a way, not reading books helped me gain new social skills, but it also stopped the literate leaning process. Verbal communication was another part of literacy that I developed further in school. It encouraged me to socialize with others while I gained acquaintances. Reading and writing are parts of a literate structure, but verbal communication is necessary for people to successfully interact and communicate with each other.