illiteracy,what does it mean with regard to children?

Answer 1

Illiteracy means you cannot read or write. Normally the term is not used with regard to primary aged children, who develop at different rates. Most 10 year olds can read and write to a fairly basic level. If they are assessed as having a reading age significantly below their age then they may be classified as illiterate. With school and help at home their is no reason for a child to be illiterate unless they have a learning disorder - in which case the school should advise the parent and special provision should be put into place.

Answer 2

Illiteracy means they can't read. Everyone should be able to read, unless they have a mental or physical handicap.

Illiteracy can even come later in life, or at any time. IE with the elderly or as a consequence of an accident.

If a child has been given significant education and teaching how to read, but still is illiterate, you should look at finding the reason why. Hopefully trained professionals and doctors can tell you the problem. They also may be able to solve it, and provide you with an alternative/new way to teaching the child how to read.

Answer 3

illiteracy, with regards to anyone, means they cannot read or write to the standard expected of someone their age or at all.

Answer 4

Scary thought for a parent of 2 young uns. I did alot of HR consultancy work, and the shocking thing is that most employers have to re-train new employees of school-leaving age because they fail basic literacy and numeracy standards!

Sad but true, so what do they actually learn at school? And why is the Education system failing them?

Answer 5

It infers that the child cannot read or write.
I would be very surprised if a professional used this terminlogy for a particular child - they ought to be specifying the individual's specific learning difficulties and suggesting ways to remedy them.
Hope this helps.