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Meaning of "functional illiterate" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF FUNCTIONAL ILLITERATE

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FUNCTIONAL ILLITERATE

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Functional illiterate is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES FUNCTIONAL ILLITERATE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Functional illiteracy

Functional illiteracy is reading and writing skills that are inadequate "to manage daily living and employment tasks that require reading skills beyond a basic level." Functional illiteracy is contrasted with illiteracy in the strict sense, meaning the inability to read or write simple sentences in any language. Foreigners who cannot read and write in the native language where they live may also be considered functionally illiterate.

Definition of functional illiterate in the English dictionary

The definition of functional illiterate in the dictionary is a person whose literacy is insufficient for most work and normal daily situations.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FUNCTIONAL ILLITERATE

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WORDS THAT END LIKE FUNCTIONAL ILLITERATE

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Synonyms and antonyms of functional illiterate in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «functional illiterate» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FUNCTIONAL ILLITERATE

Find out the translation of functional illiterate to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of functional illiterate from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «functional illiterate» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

功能性文盲
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

analfabeta funcional
570 millions of speakers

English

functional illiterate
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

अनपढ़ कार्यात्मक
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

وظيفية الأميين
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

функциональный неграмотный
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

analfabeto funcional
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

কার্যকরী অশিক্ষিত
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

analphabète fonctionnel
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Buta huruf berfungsi
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Funktions Analphabeten
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

読み書きのできない機能
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

문맹 기능
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Buta huruf fungsional
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

chức năng mù chữ
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

செயல்பாட்டு கல்வியறிவு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कार्यात्मक निरक्षर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Işlevsiz cahil
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

funzionale analfabeta
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

funkcjonalnym analfabetą
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

функціональний неграмотний
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

funcțional analfabeți
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

λειτουργικά αναλφάβητοι
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

funksionele ongeletterd
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

funktionell analfabet
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

funksjonelle analfabeter
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of functional illiterate

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FUNCTIONAL ILLITERATE»

The term «functional illiterate» is used very little and occupies the 189.289 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «FUNCTIONAL ILLITERATE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about functional illiterate

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FUNCTIONAL ILLITERATE»

Discover the use of functional illiterate in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to functional illiterate and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Computers Helping People with Special Needs: 11th ...
The results are supported by Kurvers (2002), who observed that the functional illiterate persons are less proficient in the processing of spoken language than the literate participants. Here we observed that the functionally illiterate persons had ...
Klaus Miesenberger, 2008
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International Handbook of Reading Education
The functional illiterate is one whose ability is limited to the simple ability to read the written material useful and/or necessary for everyday life. Functionally illiterate persons are those whose level of mastery of written language does not enable ...
John Hladczuk, William Eller, 1992
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Praxis II Elementary Education: Content Knowledge (0014/5014)
What is the difference between illiteracy and functional illiteracy? (A) There is no difference. (B) A functional illiterate is enrolled in a literacy education program but an illiterate is not. (C) An illiterate cannot read or write; a functional illiterate can ...
Shannon Grey, Anita Price Davis, 2011
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FTCE Elementary Education K-6
(B) A functional illiterate is enrolled in a literacy education program, whereas an illiterate is not. (C) An illiterate cannot read or write, whereas a functional illiterate can read and write but not at a very high skill level. (D) There are more illiterates  ...
Anita Price Davis, 2006
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Reading Comprehension Builder for Admission and Standardized ...
(B) A functional illiterate is enrolled in a literacy education program but an illiterate is not. (C) An illiterate cannot read or write, a functional illiterate can read and write but not at a very high skill level. (D) There are more illiterates than functional ...
‎1996
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NYSTCE - New York State Teacher Certification Exams: ...
(B) A functional illiterate is enrolled in a literacy education program but an illiterate is not. (C) An illiterate cannot read or write, a functional illiterate can read and write but not at a very high skill level. (D) There are more illiterates than functional ...
Research & Education Association, 2004
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AEPA Elementary Education (Field 01)
Third, all participants must experience success in the program and must perceive their efforts as worthwhile. tional illiteracy? A. B. C. There is no difference. A functional illiterate is enrolled in a literacy education program but an illiterate is not.
Anita Price Davis, 2011
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My Journey
Now I am starting to share my experiences as a functional illiterate. Filling out applications for jobs was a hard thing if they didn't want you to take the application with you. If I could take it with me, I would get someone I could trust to help me fill ...
Reginald Allen, 2011
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The Bridge to Literacy: No Child--or Adult--Left Behind
As a developing literate, I freed myself from the stresses that afflicted me as a functional illiterate. By defining where I was, I gained the freedom to claim my space in the literate world and occupy it. To survive as an illiterate and even as a  ...
John Corcoran, 2008
10
OGET/OSAT Oklahoma General Educaton and Subject Area Tests - ...
B. A functional illiterate is enrolled in a literacy education program but an illiterate is not. C. An illiterate cannot read or write, a functional illiterate can read and write but not at a very high skill level. D. There are more illiterates than functional  ...
Research & Education Association Editors, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FUNCTIONAL ILLITERATE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term functional illiterate is used in the context of the following news items.
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How Dare You, Konadu Rawlings!
... whose academic and professional credentials make Nana Konadu seem like a functional illiterate, as to want her banished from public view. «GhanaWeb, Jul 15»
2
Federal Court Tosses GOP Senator's Lawsuit Challenging Obamacare
A functional illiterate is going to “school” us. Arekushieru. Nope, I live in Canada, a much better country than the United States, because, except ... «RH Reality Check, Apr 15»
3
Another Personal Trainer Killed While Filming On Train Tracks
You're a functional illiterate. Learn proper spelling and syntax BRO! cbxweb • on Mar 19, 2015 11:54 am. No one asked you to be sympathic, ... «Deadline.com, Mar 15»
4
Aubrey Huff And The Horrible No Good Miserable Pablo Sandoval …
The administrator chose to call my brother a “functional illiterate” which was almost as funny as the letter itself. My mother, herself an English ... «SportsGrid, Mar 15»
5
Nutter: Congressional Republicans “Are Almost Acting Like ISIS”
Great comeback, especially from a functional illiterate. Shouldn't you be out on patrol harassing innocent civilians? By the way moron, read my ... «Philadelphia Magazine, Feb 15»
6
Westville education programs target life after release
Klosowski said most of the inmates need education when they arrive, with almost 1,000 functional illiterate offenders at the site as of December. «The Elkhart Truth, Jan 15»
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Naira falls most in five years to 187
You can tell he is a functional illiterate from his post! amazing2012. You are the daft illiterate, suffering and smiling because of ethnicity and ... «The Punch, Dec 14»
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Reinventing The Law Business: You Don't Have To Be Good At …
You don't want a functional illiterate as a partner in your firm even if he is a great rainmaker – you don't want a jerk in your firm because she is a ... «Above the Law, Dec 14»
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By: Charles Kwalonue Sunwabe, Jr., Esquire
That man is Liberia who despite proclaiming to be the oldest child among is peers 90 percent of his children are functional illiterate. That man is ... «Perspective, Nov 14»
10
Obama, the emperor king dictator... CAN WE PICK AN INSULT …
Bush was called a war criminal, a functional illiterate, a moral coward, evil, a moron, a warmonger and an imperialist. He was said to be “like a ... «Chicago Tribune, Nov 14»

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