Have you seen the spelling and grammar on Facebook?
And it’s often not a complete inability to read. They might recognise the shapes of words without knowing how to really read it, like when you go on holiday to a foreign country and start to pick up the local words for bus station or toilets because they’re written everywhere.
People also tend to be able to hide illiteracy quite well, because they’re embarrassed about it. The system failed them as a child, but has also convinced them it’s their own fault.
Have you seen the spelling and grammar on Facebook?
And it’s often not a complete inability to read. They might recognise the shapes of words without knowing how to really read it, like when you go on holiday to a foreign country and start to pick up the local words for bus station or toilets because they’re written everywhere.
People also tend to be able to hide illiteracy quite well, because they’re embarrassed about it. The system failed them as a child, but has also convinced them it’s their own fault.
That does make sense I guess. I haven’t really thought very much about it. Thanks for elaborating