Reading and Writing: the Forgotten 12 million
Jon CohenRosenblatt
WHO ARE WE TALKING ABOUT?
Who are they?
The people discussed in this paper are the 12 million adults in the UK whose first language is English, but who have a reading and writing age between 9 and 14. This represents almost a third of the adult population. It is a large and diverse audience. Yet all have literacy issues which in some way limit their lives.
How they Feel About Reading and Writing
Importantly, these people can read and write. They are not illiterate or necessarily interested in improving...