Hacker News with Generative AI: Literacy

A Fifth of American Adults Can't Read (thefp.com)
Forty-eight million adults in the U.S. read at or below the third-grade level, and many of them struggle in ways that are almost impossible for a fluent reader to imagine: They can’t order off a menu, check in for a telehealth appointment, or fill out a job application.
Literacy, Education, USA, Social Issues
23 points by harambae 2 days ago | 5 comments
The Average College Student Is Illiterate (persuasion.community)
Students are not what they used to be. The crisis is worse than you think.
Education, Literacy, Students
86 points by sebg 37 days ago | 11 comments
Graduated from high school with honors but can't read or write, now she's suing (cnn.com)
Education, Lawsuits, Literacy
13 points by hkmaxpro 69 days ago | 3 comments
US children fall further behind in reading (cnn.com)
Education, Literacy, United States
47 points by belter 98 days ago | 101 comments
Are we becoming a post-literate society? (ft.com)
Are we becoming a post-literate society?
Society, Literacy, Technology, Culture
37 points by belter 131 days ago | 48 comments
For Gen Alpha, learning to read is becoming a privilege (businessinsider.com)
For Gen Alpha, learning to read is becoming a privilege
Education, Generational Differences, Literacy
5 points by GeoAtreides 132 days ago | 0 comments
Scores for adults are dropping on tests of basic skills (nataliewexler.substack.com)
An international test of adults’ “basic skills” shows that an increasing number of Americans are struggling to do moderately complex tasks that involve reading and math.
Education, Literacy, Testing, Social Trends, United States
82 points by akantler 143 days ago | 111 comments
Survey: Growing number of U.S. adults lack literacy skills (nbcnews.com)
The share of adults with literacy skills at the lowest measured levels increased substantially as the gap between the high-skilled and low-skilled in the U.S. expands, according to new data from the National Center for Education Statistics’ latest survey of adult skills.
Education, Literacy, United States, Surveys, Social Inequality
11 points by madihaa 147 days ago | 2 comments
US Literacy Statistics 2022-2023 (thenationalliteracyinstitute.com)
Illiteracy has become such a serious problem in our country that 130 million adults are now unable to read a simple story to their children
Education, Literacy, Statistics, United States
12 points by pantalaimon 176 days ago | 7 comments
The Elite College Students Who Can't Read Books (theatlantic.com)
To read a book in college, it helps to have read a book in high school.
Education, College, Reading, Literacy
55 points by BerislavLopac 218 days ago | 45 comments
How a flawed idea is teaching kids to be poor readers (2019) (apmreports.org)
Education, Literacy, Children, Research
89 points by philipswood 255 days ago | 119 comments
About 130 million adults in the U.S. have low literacy skills (2022) (apmresearchlab.org)
Literacy, United States, Education, Statistics
54 points by newzisforsukas 297 days ago | 71 comments