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This essay concerns issues of readability for Wikipedia articles. Many articles need to be revised to treat the lead section (also known as the introduction) as a balanced overview of the topic, and move excessive details to lower portions of the article. Long sentences can be split, or commas/hyphens can be added. Also, key concepts should be repeated to be noticed when scan-reading an article. This essay's title comes from the phrase "Why Johnny Can't Read", a common expression used in American education to focus improving the reading skills of school students.