The phrase "ability to understand and read" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing someone's skills or competencies related to comprehension and literacy.
Example: "Her ability to understand and read complex texts makes her an excellent candidate for the research position."
Alternatives: "capacity for comprehension and reading" or "skill in understanding and reading".
A current pain rating >2 on a 0-10 numeratingting scale (NRS) from the modified Brief Pain Inventory short form (mBPI-sf) [ 22] was also required for inclusion, as was an ability to understand and read English.
The inclusion criteria will be: a confirmed diagnosis of COPD (post-bronchodilator FEV1/Forced Vital Capacity < 0.7) by spirometer, age 40 years or above, and the ability to understand and read the Dutch language.
Inclusion criteria were willingness to engage in a focus group or in-depth interview, and the ability to understand and read English (the language of the SCP and in which interviews were conducted).
The inclusion criteria were: (1) RTx took place at one of the three participating Swiss transplant centers, (2) a functioning renal graft at least 6 months post-Tx, (3) the ability to understand and read German, (4) 18 years of age or older, and (5) participation in the preceding study with poor SQ (PSQI >5 [ 23]) and/or DS (ESS > 6 for increased DS [ 24]) scores.
method increases students' confidence in their ability to read and understand primary literature, improves their self-assessed understanding of the nature and processes of science, and encourages their development of more sophisticated epistemological beliefs.
All the languages students are exposed to [have an impact on] their ability to read and understand properly.
A speed reading course will help you increase your reading speed and your ability to understand and pick out the key ideas in the text whilst speed reading.
IEA defines reading literacy as the ability to understand and correctly use those written language forms required by and/or valued by individual societies (Campbell et al. [2001]; Mullis et al. [2006]; Mullis et al. [2009]).
The traits that do make a difference are poorly understood, and can't be taught in a classroom, no matter what the tuition: the ability to understand and inspire people; to read situations and discern the underlying patterns; to build trusting relationships; to recognize and correct one's shortcomings; to imagine alternate futures.
He admired her ability to intensely read the issues and understand the whole picture.
