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New Study: 54% of American Adults Read Below 6th Grade-Levels (i.redd.it)

submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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The original was posted on /r/aboringdystopia by /u/Last_Salad_5080 on 2023-10-03 14:21:04.

https://medium.com/@chrisjeffrieshomelessromantic/new-study-54-of-american-adults-read-below-6th-grade-levels-70031328fda9

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago (2 children)

6th grade is what? 10 years old.

I wouldn't expect them to be reading War and Peace, but they should be able to easily read The Hobbit or Harry Potter.

They're not on Spot the Dog, or putting their fingers under the words as they go.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago (2 children)

6th grade in the states is 12-13. 10 years old is about 4th grade.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (2 children)

6th grade is 11. Unless you have a weird birthday or got held back High School starts around 13-14 years. Maybe you started late? That benefits a lot of kids but most kids graduate highschool at 17/18 not 20.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Don't think so, I have a 9 year old who turns 10 in February in the 4th grade in the US. They've never been held back, started at the right time etc. That puts us 8 years from graduation, at 18.

edit: I'm tired and didn't read your comment correctly. You are right. We'll start 6th grade at 11. Leaving so everyone can point and laugh. Sorry!

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Or I misremembered. Sometimes your fellow commenters on Lemmy make mistakes.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Definitely happens.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Oh, I was thinking it would be the same as the UK system.

Even better then. I was reading Lord of the Rings by that age.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Looking up the lexile scores, LOTR is written at a 5th or 6th grade level. Same with most of the Harry Potter series.