Sentence examples for Literacy expected from inspiring English sources
But nearly every single child performs on or above national average, with over half of those achieving levels of numeracy and literacy expected for a 13-year-old, by the time they are 11, and some even going beyond that.
The campaigning group the Prison Reform Trust estimates that 54% of people entering prison have the literacy skills expected of an average 11-year-old.
His department's figures show that 28% of four- and five-year-olds do not meet communication and literacy levels expected by the end of the reception year.
Most 15 to 17-year-olds in custody have been excluded from school and half of those have the literacy skills expected of a seven to 11-year-old.
Computer literacy is expected to cover 70% of the population by 2016.
As most participants' level of literacy was expected to be low (based on advice from family members), the program maximized the use of materials and equipment that incorporated visual (images) and auditory content that minimized the use of reading and writing.
The minimum requirement is entry level 2, the standard of literacy and numeracy expected of a seven-year-old.
A recent report found one in six adults had a standard of literacy below that expected of an 11-year-old.
John Knox, the brimstone-tempered Scot who founded the Presbyterian movement in the sixteenth century, had insisted on universal literacy; worshippers were expected to read the Bible and enter into intense communion with God on their own.
Around 20% of Britain's adult population is functionally illiterate; despite advances in primary schools, the proportion of children that leave them beneath the expected literacy level is also around 20%.
On average, children attending a district-run universal public Pre-K program in a mixed-urban city in the United States were meeting expected literacy benchmarks in first grade, regardless of income or other risk factors, but children with no preschool experience were reading below expected benchmarks.
