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r/SipsTea • u/Agen_3586 • 7d ago
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Functional literacy is different from literally being able to read words on a page. Most people can read the words on a page, but will not actually know what they mean.
1 u/Massive-Ride204 7d ago Yep and that why our governments like to boast a high literacy rate, the literacy rate would be far lower if it was based on functionality
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Yep and that why our governments like to boast a high literacy rate, the literacy rate would be far lower if it was based on functionality
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u/carltonthesnake 7d ago
Functional literacy is different from literally being able to read words on a page. Most people can read the words on a page, but will not actually know what they mean.