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GEM No. 594| Volume 52, ISSUE 6, P658-662, June 2020

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Designing Retrospective Evaluation Tools for Limited-Literacy Adults

Published:April 11, 2020DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jneb.2020.02.006
      Literacy is a concern in the US, including California, with 22% to 23% of adults reading at the lowest level of literacy, referred to as below basic.

      Kirsch IS, Jungeblut A, Jenkins L, Kolstad A. Adult Literacy in America: A First Look at the Findings of the National Adult Literacy Survey. 3rd ed. NCES 1993–275. Washington, DC: USDepartment of Education; 2002. https://nces.ed.gov/pubs93/93275.pdf. Accessed October 22, 2019.

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      Pariona A. Average educational levels in the U.S.A. by state. https://www.worldatlas.com/articles/us-literacy-rate-by-state.html. Accessed October 16, 2019.

      Another 25% score in the next level of literacy, described as low. For these adults, literacy ranges from being unable to read and understand any written information in English to being able to locate easily identifiable information in short, commonplace prose text, but nothing more advanced.

      Kirsch IS, Jungeblut A, Jenkins L, Kolstad A. Adult Literacy in America: A First Look at the Findings of the National Adult Literacy Survey. 3rd ed. NCES 1993–275. Washington, DC: USDepartment of Education; 2002. https://nces.ed.gov/pubs93/93275.pdf. Accessed October 22, 2019.

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      Pariona A. Average educational levels in the U.S.A. by state. https://www.worldatlas.com/articles/us-literacy-rate-by-state.html. Accessed October 16, 2019.

      Educators delivering federal nutrition education programs in multiple languages to low-income communities serve a disproportionate number of program clients with limited literacy skills.
      • Townsend MS
      Patient-driven education materials: low-literate adults increase understanding of health messages and improve compliance.
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