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[–] tomkatt@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

The average US adult now reads at a 6th grade level

Read this statistic recently, and while not surprising, it is shocking. I remember when I was young, the average was an 8th grade reading level. And I thought that was terrible.

I had an 8th grade reading level in the 4th grade for crying out loud, meaning the average American reads at a lower level than I could in elementary school.