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May 31, 2022 · Starting in school, illiteracy leads to feelings of inadequacy, shame, and isolation. Students with low levels of literacy are more likely to be chronically absent, suffer behavioral problems, and drop out of school, leading to a cascading chain reaction of negative consequences.
Apr 4, 1998 · According to a recent study by the National Institute of Literacy, 20 percent of the population is operating at the lowest level of literacy in 14 Ohio counties. A majority of those are located in this area of the state, including Meigs, Vinton, Jackson, Ross and Scioto counties. Urban areas such as Hamilton and Cuyahoga counties (Cincinnati ...
Aug 7, 2017 · Here’s what’s happening: Students who fall short on Ohio’s state reading test can take and pass “alternative” assessments from national test vendors (e.g., NWEA MAP and Terra Nova) that in the past have been arguably easier than state tests (judging by the large number of students being promoted based upon passage of alternative tests).
Percentage with Literacy Skills At or Below Level 1 in Counties in Ohio: 2012/2014/2017. County. Indirect estimate (%) Lower bound of credible interval (%) Upper bound of credible interval (%) Ohio Holmes Adams Vinton Gallia Pike Scioto Meigs Highland Jackson Guernsey Ashtabula Perry Cuyahoga Noble Lucas Brown Lawrence Ross Morgan Coshocton ...
CLEVELAND—More than 30 million adults in our country are illiterate and Ohio is no exception. 66% of Cleveland residents are functionally illiterate. Up to 90% of people in two Cleveland neighborhoods struggle to read, write and do basic math.
The most recent National Geographic/Roper Poll (2006) found that half the 18 24-year-old Americans surveyed could not locate New York on a map of the United States, and nearly 6 in 10 could not locate Ohio.
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May 18, 2022 · Sixty-six percent of Cleveland residents are functionally illiterate. Some Cleveland neighborhoods have an illiteracy rate as high as 95%. 17.7% of adults in Ohio have low literacy. Ohio ranks 23rd out of 50 in the U.S. of adults who have low literacy.
