keepcarrot [she/her]@hexbear.net to askchapo@hexbear.netEnglish · 2 months agoMore than half of USAmericans can't read to a sixth grade level, what does this actually mean?message-squaremessage-square96fedilinkarrow-up1112arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up1112arrow-down1message-squareMore than half of USAmericans can't read to a sixth grade level, what does this actually mean?keepcarrot [she/her]@hexbear.net to askchapo@hexbear.netEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square96fedilinkfile-text
minus-squarecarpoftruth [any, any]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up26·2 months agoI find the OECD’s levels of literacy more instructive than grade level. This page has a short definition: https://literacytrust.org.uk/parents-and-families/adult-literacy/what-do-adult-literacy-levels-mean/ pdf page 75 (table 4.5) here has more detailed definitions: https://www.oecd.org/content/dam/oecd/en/publications/reports/2019/11/the-survey-of-adult-skills_d7f1bc16/f70238c7-en.pdf
I find the OECD’s levels of literacy more instructive than grade level. This page has a short definition: https://literacytrust.org.uk/parents-and-families/adult-literacy/what-do-adult-literacy-levels-mean/
pdf page 75 (table 4.5) here has more detailed definitions: https://www.oecd.org/content/dam/oecd/en/publications/reports/2019/11/the-survey-of-adult-skills_d7f1bc16/f70238c7-en.pdf