• fraxix@lemm.ee
    4·
    1 year ago

    This is such a huge percentage that it has to be incorrect, right? Over half of American adults can’t really read? Or am I just vastly underestimating a ‘6th grade level’.

    • Blackmist@feddit.ukEnglish
      7·
      1 year ago

      6th grade is what? 10 years old.

      I wouldn’t expect them to be reading War and Peace, but they should be able to easily read The Hobbit or Harry Potter.

      They’re not on Spot the Dog, or putting their fingers under the words as they go.

      • Captain Aggravated@sh.itjust.works
        2·
        1 year ago

        No shade at putting fingers under the words as they go, sometimes with some fonts and especially fine print it can be easy for your eye to jump up or down a line.

    • Binomine@lemmy.world
      2·
      1 year ago

      6th grade isn’t bad at all. It is about the same level of reading as a TV sitcom. A person with a 6th grade reading level may be limited in regards to higher education, but reading won’t be an issue in their day to day life or even most career paths. If you aren’t challenging yourself by seeking good media and active reading, it is pretty likely that you will fall to around that level.

    • Ashe@lemmy.blahaj.zone
      11·
      1 year ago

      I’d wager it’s a solid mix of both. A 6th grade level is probably marginally higher than you’re expecting it to be. However, it gets much, much worse than you’d expect in a large portion of the US.