74New Literacy Statistics Just Dropped, and it's grim. 50% of Americans read so poorly that they are unable to perform simple tasks such as reading prescription drug labels(www.thenationalliteracyinstitute.com)posted 10 days ago by_pi@lemmy.mlin usa@lemmy.mlView comments31 commentssavehidereportSort:HotTopControversialNewOldYou are viewing a single thread.View all comments View context [ +- ]sp3ctr4l@lemmy.zip2 points10 days agoAnother way that you can watch the degredation of the American brain over time is by looking at the Flesch-Kincaid reading levels of major Presidential speeches over time. permalinksavereportparentreply
