The Governor's Advisory Council on Literacy proposed 3 major recommendations supported by 30 specific action plans for Missouri. The recommendations are as follows: Missouri should guarantee the opportunity for all children to be prepared for their school years; Missouri should focus on keeping students in school and ensuring that their education prepares them for their adult years; and Missouri should provide opportunities for all adults, especially those who are underskilled, to improve their literacy skills, life skills, and job skills. Some of the action steps listed include prenatal care; full implementation of Head Start; support for employer-involved child-care centers; detection of learning disabilities and basic-skills deficiencies as part of the required teacher-education curriculum; a 12th-grade competency test that would lead to special certification on high school diplomas; state incentives for companies to upgrade existing employee basic skills; and increased funding for libraries. (One table and four figures are included in the report. A 35-item list of works cited is provided.) (CML)