• @mriguy
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    1310 months ago

    Is literacy defined as “ability to read” or “ability to read English”? If you can read Spanish but not English, you aren’t illiterate.

    • @[email protected]
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      1010 months ago

      “Literacy” in these instances always refers to “functional literacy,” which has a definition that includes being able to read a statement in X amount of time, in any language.

      So the difference between being a slow reader and someone that can not read at all isn’t displayed.

      The actual illiteracy rate is much lower.

      • @ThatWeirdGuy1001
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        410 months ago

        I think it’s something like 58% of Americans are below a 6th grade level?