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tirebiter

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9. How does that compare with reading levels in 1776?

Reply to DemocratSinceBirth (Original post)

Wed Oct 15, 2025, 02:08 AM

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During my youth as a an Air Force Brat one of my joys was spending time in the base snack bars that always had large comic book stands. They were put there to get all the airmen and others who had no reading skills to get in the habit of reading something, anything. Men who were learning how to build and fix the military structure got their initial reading skills on Superman or Two Gun Kid.

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54% of Americans read below the equivalent of a sixth grade level [View all] DemocratSinceBirth Tuesday OP

What's that word "equivalent" mean? unblock Tuesday #1

Seriously bad. Did an AI search just because. Don't want trump involved "fixing" it, but our education system Silent Type Tuesday #2

That's okay. Trump says he loves it when Americans are uneducated. n/t Beartracks Tuesday #3

who is actually assessing reading proficiency in the adult population ? stopdiggin Tuesday #4

The U.S. Department of Education. You don't have to test every adult to arrive at an estimate. DemocratSinceBirth Tuesday #5

but you really should be testing - an appreciable number stopdiggin Wednesday #6

No adult wants to take a test to learn he or she isn't smarter than a sixth grader. DemocratSinceBirth Wednesday #13

EXACTLY ! (and more less what I am getting at) - -(nt)- stopdiggin Wednesday #23

Corresponds with the majority of posts here written at the 6th grade or lower level Kaleva Wednesday #7

I've always been impressed with the number of DUers who show high intelligence... Hekate Wednesday #12

Writing and reading skills are fundamentally different. DemocratSinceBirth Wednesday #14

But someone with 6th grade reading skills would have no trouble here at DU Kaleva Wednesday #19

Amazing DET Wednesday #8

How does that compare with reading levels in 1776? tirebiter Wednesday #9

What a great idea! I've known at least 2 immigrant kids who honed their English and reading skills on comic books Hekate Wednesday #11

I wasn't an immigrant kid but . . . peggysue2 Wednesday #16

50% are below average Hekate Wednesday #10

this doesn't surprise me mike_c Wednesday #15

I saw that, and it shocked me! electric_blue68 Wednesday #22

Link? Renew Deal Wednesday #17

Do 54% of American read below the sixth-grade level? DemocratSinceBirth Wednesday #18

Thanks Renew Deal Wednesday #21

I read good when I in 6th grade! maxsolomon Wednesday #20