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Literacy in the United States (en.wikipedia.org)

submitted 3 days ago by dantheclamman@lemmy.world to c/wikipedia@lemmy.world

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"In 2023, 28% of adults scored at or below Level 1...Adults scoring below Level 1 can comprehend simple sentences and short paragraphs with minimal structure but will struggle with multi-step instructions or complex sentences, while those at Level 1 can locate explicitly cued information in short texts, lists, or simple digital pages with minimal distractions but will struggle with multi-page texts and complex prose...of the adults with low English literacy skills, 66% were born in the U.S."

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[–] Assassassin@lemmy.dbzer0.com 23 points 3 days ago (2 children)

28% of adults scored at or below Level 1

Looks at current presidential favorability polling in US

Huh, weird how close those numbers are.

[–] core@leminal.space 7 points 3 days ago

That was my first thought too

[–] neukenindekeuken@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 days ago

Because the potus is one of them. He's fucked kids at a higher reading level than him.