It takes some effort to wrap your head around the notion that not only can most people not do this, but statistically speaking most or at least a plurality of people have to struggle or exert conscious effort to read and many of them are loathe to do so. And roughly one in five people simply can’t. This did not sink in for me when I was younger.
what do you mean people look at words and don’t process them automatically? Is there like, research on this i can read or something? I don’t think i believe you.
I though people were just stupid, and chose not to.
Try reading sentences in a different language. You might be able to understand it but unless you are advanced it takes that extra focus to comprehend what you are seeing.
sentences in foreign languages are complete gibberish to me, unless i partly know how the grammar structure and language works, but that’s also sort of automatic at that point, if i wanted to actually comprehend it, yeah i would have to put work into it, but that’s literally me translating the sentence at that point lol.
I think that’s kind of what those people are doing, translating the written words into verbal speech by sounding it out instead of immediately reading it.
I’m skeptical too if there are really over 50% at that level or worse but then again it would explain a lot going on in the US.
what do you mean people look at words and don’t process them automatically? Is there like, research on this i can read or something? I don’t think i believe you.
I though people were just stupid, and chose not to.
Literacy is a skill that needs to be taught. If it isn’t taught, or is taught poorly, well…
Try reading sentences in a different language. You might be able to understand it but unless you are advanced it takes that extra focus to comprehend what you are seeing.
sentences in foreign languages are complete gibberish to me, unless i partly know how the grammar structure and language works, but that’s also sort of automatic at that point, if i wanted to actually comprehend it, yeah i would have to put work into it, but that’s literally me translating the sentence at that point lol.
I think that’s kind of what those people are doing, translating the written words into verbal speech by sounding it out instead of immediately reading it.
I’m skeptical too if there are really over 50% at that level or worse but then again it would explain a lot going on in the US.