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If you were illiterate, you might not know how to spell or write your name. In addition, you likely would not know how to:

  • spell most words
  • read a children's story book
  • read a school textbook
  • read The Bible or other holy book
  • read a store flyer
  • read ingredients on a food package
  • read a recipe
  • read a manual for how to use an appliance
  • what the text on knobs on a stove or buttons microwave mean
  • read the banner on a TV that says what is showing on that channel right now
  • read directions to put an object together
  • read directions to use a product
  • use a computer without being told or shown what to do
  • read Google resullts
  • read a webpage / website
  • write a letter
  • write a business letter
  • address an envelope
  • read letters sent to you
  • write a rent check
  • understand a utility bill
  • know what the words on bills mean ($1 bill, $5, etc.)
  • read a medication bottle
  • read a medication information sheet for side effects listed
  • read rules for a board game
  • search for your family tree using official records
  • enter a contract that you have to sign, unless a witness is there to verify your X is your signature
  • drive a car
  • read road signs
  • read roadside advertising on billboards
  • signs in store windows
  • a work aplication
  • work; have a job that requires reading
  • read a paycheck
  • know what bus to take
  • read a love note
  • read a birthday card
  • get written information
  • read a newspaper
  • read about a hobby
  • watch a foreign-language movie that has sub-titles to read
  • use an iPhone
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8y ago

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