How important do you think reading comprehension skills are ?

[vanperb]

If this is about the on going gripe about clients not being able to read ads, I don't think it's reading comprehension versus sheer sloth and learned helplessness.

We've been coddled, handheld, or frustrated by technology so much the default action is to reach out and hope someone on the other end can guide us through the process.

How many times have we called our mobile carrier and directly hit the key go get live support instead of going through their menu system or read through their website, or look through their FAQs?

 

[RUSSIANIRENA]

Agree, technology, comprehension and sheer sloth may be difficult but in lames terms I'm asking for the bare minimum.

If this is about the on going gripe about clients not being able to read ads, I don't think it's reading comprehension versus sheer sloth and learned helplessness.

We've been coddled, handheld, or frustrated by technology so much the default action is to reach out and hope someone on the other end can guide us through the process.

How many times have we called our mobile carrier and directly hit the key go get live support instead of going through their menu system or read through their website, or look through their FAQs?

 

[angry anderson]

You guys are all living in a dream world, do you have any idea how many people can’t tell the difference between the review forum and the 411 forum? And you expect them to be able to comprehend rocket science screening procedures? Dreamers! lol

Harsh. Just because some people are confused by the 4 digit reference in reviews or 411 questions doesn't mean they can't crack the enigma code. Just a matter of context.

 

[licks2nite]

• Canada gets a “C” and ranks 8th out of 13 countries on the percentage of adults scoring low on adult literacy rate tests.
• Four out of ten Canadian adults have literacy skills too low to be fully competent in most jobs in our modern economy.

https://edata.conferenceboard.ca/hcp/Details/education/adult-literacy-rate-low-skills.aspx

 

[grusse]

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• Canada gets a “C” and ranks 8th out of 13 countries on the percentage of adults scoring low on adult literacy rate tests.
• Four out of ten Canadian adults have literacy skills too low to be fully competent in most jobs in our modern economy.

https://edata.conferenceboard.ca/hcp/Details/education/adult-literacy-rate-low-skills.aspx

Why no countries of "colour" ?

 

[westwoody]

Harsh. Just because some people are confused by the 4 digit reference in reviews or 411 questions doesn't mean they can't crack the enigma code. Just a matter of context.

For context do you realise how brilliant people like Turing were? Comparing them to those who are baffled by simple instructions is a travesty.

 

[angry anderson]

For context do you realise how brilliant people like Turing were? Comparing them to those who are baffled by simple instructions is a travesty.

Kind of the point of the joke.

 

[SolidSnake]

A reminder: literacy includes both reading and writing skills. Many ads just like to be nebulous and don't even mention the bare basics like rates.

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• Canada gets a “C” and ranks 8th out of 13 countries on the percentage of adults scoring low on adult literacy rate tests.
• Four out of ten Canadian adults have literacy skills too low to be fully competent in most jobs in our modern economy.

https://edata.conferenceboard.ca/hcp/Details/education/adult-literacy-rate-low-skills.aspx

 

[angry anderson]

A reminder: literacy includes both reading and writing skills. Many ads just like to be nebulous and don't even mention the bare basics like rates.

Many ads just don't mention they like to knob you less.

 

[ingridguerci94]

Reading comprehension is the ability to understand a written passage of text. It’s the bridge between the passive reader and active reader, and the crucial link to effective reading – essential for a rich academic, professional and personal life. Reading comprehension involves several different processes, such as imagining what the words describe, understanding the context of the book and being able to answer questions related to a text. Think about a book you’ve read before, and then try to summarise what the book was about.

If you can answer questions about a book or text, explain important events that happened in a story and have an opinion about why the events may have occurred, you are displaying comprehension skills. Without reading and comprehension skills, you will struggle to grow academically, as reading is the foundation to all academic subjects such as History, Mathematics and Science.