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Wow. I'm surprised the our literacy rate isn't lower.
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Is literacy defined as “ability to read” or “ability to read English”? If you can read Spanish but not English, you aren’t illiterate.
"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.
I think it's something like 58% of Americans are below a 6th grade level?
Yes, and that's also a different metric, one for reading comprehension.
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