The phrase "are often literate" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe individuals or groups who frequently possess the ability to read and write.
Example: "In today's digital age, children are often literate in technology from a young age."
Alternatives: "frequently skilled in literacy" or "commonly proficient in reading and writing".
Etruscan ladies were often literate, as one may deduce from the inscriptions on their mirrors, and even learned, if Livy's portrayal of Tanaquil as skilled in augury may be trusted.
They are often less literate, even in Spanish, than traditional Iowa parents.
Students with a C average, which is required for the Explorers' law enforcement programs, are often barely literate.
Nazir Ahmad, the village mullah (mullahs are often the only literate person in a village), plays a key role in mobilizing the community and persuading parents to bring their children for immunization.
Clinicians who call themselves "Lyme literate" are often self-annointed; there is no special training program and no requirement to be board certified in infectious disease, Nelson said.
Societies that do not practice literate behaviour are often squalid, undernourished in mind and body, repressive of human rights and dignity, brutal and harsh".
Generalist CHWs are over the age of 18, literate, and are often female, though some programs have experimented with all-male CHWs [ 35, 36].
Despite their blatantly low production values, the majority of Corman's films are surprisingly entertaining and literate, and they are often characterized by a campy, self-deprecating humour.
Many reviews — including Wyatt Mason's in The New Yorker — have compared Harbach's novel to the work of Jonathan Franzen, but the writers who came to mind most often for me were John Irving and Mark Helprin, authors of sprawling, plot-driven, reader-friendly (but still literate) novels that are often woven with the texture of fable.
