Functional illiteracy

Functional illiteracy is reading and writing skills that are inadequate 'to manage daily living and employment tasks that require reading skills beyond a basic level'. Functional illiteracy is contrasted with illiteracy in the strict sense, meaning the inability to read or write simple sentences in any language.A person is illiterate who cannot with understanding both read and write a short simple statement on his everyday life. Functional illiteracy is reading and writing skills that are inadequate 'to manage daily living and employment tasks that require reading skills beyond a basic level'. Functional illiteracy is contrasted with illiteracy in the strict sense, meaning the inability to read or write simple sentences in any language.