Functional illiteracy occurs when a person may have some ability to read words and write some words and sign their name, but they may not be able to comprehend much of what they read or read more complex words. Functional illiteracy occurs all over the world, and in high numbers in the United States, despite recent stimulus money. In this episode, hosts Victor Varnado, KSN and Rachel Teichman, LMSW keep their reading mistakes in the final edit!
Produced by Victor Varnado & Rachel Teichman
Full Wikipedia & news article here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Literacy_in_the_United_States https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/05/us/politics/schools-stimulus-covid-pandemic-aid.html
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