New Study: 54% of American Adults Read Below 6th-Grade Level (medium.com)

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https://www.apmresearchlab.org/10x-adult-literacy
https://www.crossrivertherapy.com/research/literacy-statistics
https://www.thepolicycircle.org/brief/literacy/

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[-] Ronin_5@lemmygrad.ml 24 points 10 months ago

They counted 18% of the population who can’t participate as being illiterate. But it’s still disconcerting that >30% of Americans have negligible reading comprehension.

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[-] redtea@lemmygrad.ml 31 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Do you understand this sentence?

🔳 Yes

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🔳 Of course I condemn Hamas

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