Nearly half of adult Canadians struggle with literacy — and that's bad for the economy
Nearly half of adult Canadians struggle with literacy â and that's bad for the economy One in six adult Canadians falls short of passing the most basic set of literacy tests, making them functionally illiterate, and this could mean problems as a post-COVID-19 economic recovery ramps up. Social Sharing CBC Radio · Posted: Jan 17, 2021 8:05 AM ET | Last Updated: January 17 Poor reading and writing skills make up a literacy gap in Canada. Experts say the gap is due in part to an abundance of jobs in the past that do not require the daily use of reading comprehension and information syn...
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