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A Growing Problem With ReadingAwake!—1985 | September 8
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Yet it is estimated that one out of five American adults, about 27,000,000, are functionally illiterate.a
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A Growing Problem With ReadingAwake!—1985 | September 8
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For example, in the United States the Labor Department reported that up to 75 percent of the unemployed lack the necessary skills in reading and communication.
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A Growing Problem With ReadingAwake!—1985 | September 8
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a A person who is functionally illiterate is unable to use ordinary reading and writing skills, such as needed for reading applications, taking tests, etc.
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