illiteracies
Failures to read
Illiteracies is the plural of illiteracy—instances or types of inability to read and write.
The word appears in discussions of multiple forms or categories: functional illiteracies, digital illiteracies, the various illiteracies that plague underserved communities.
It can also refer to specific errors or lapses suggesting poor education: The memo was riddled with illiteracies.
Obstruction preventing passage
- exclusionBeing barred from participation
- marginalizationRelegation to powerless periphery
- stigmaMark of dishonor
- inequalityUnequal distribution of resources
poverty · unemployment · discrimination · vulnerability · disenfranchisement · isolation · prejudice · obstacle
Interpreting written text
- writingRecorded language on surface
- numeracyAbility with figures
- phonicsSound-based reading instruction
- tutoringIndividual academic guidance
remediation · adult education · pedagogy · curriculum · schooling · comprehension · decoding · vocabulary
State of not knowing
- incomprehensionLack of understanding
- unfamiliarityLack of prior knowledge
- misunderstandingFailure to grasp meaning
- confusionMental disorientation or bewilderment
blindness · obliviousness · nescience · uninformed · cluelessness · benightedness · unknowing · unenlightenment
barrier
Obstruction preventing passage
- exclusionBeing barred from participation
- marginalizationRelegation to powerless periphery
- stigmaMark of dishonor
inequality · poverty · unemployment · discrimination · vulnerability · disenfranchisement · isolation · prejudice · obstacle · dependency
reading
Interpreting written text
- writingRecorded language on surface
- numeracyAbility with figures
- phonicsSound-based reading instruction
tutoring · remediation · adult education · pedagogy · curriculum · schooling · comprehension · decoding · vocabulary · spelling
unawareness
State of not knowing
- incomprehensionLack of understanding
- unfamiliarityLack of prior knowledge
- misunderstandingFailure to grasp meaning
confusion · blindness · obliviousness · nescience · uninformed · cluelessness · benightedness · unknowing · unenlightenment · insensitivity
illiteraciesliteracies
Plural reading competencies
literacy · writing skills · reading proficiency · fluency · reading comprehension
illiteraciesscholarships
Funds awarded for study
erudition · education · learning · learnedness · knowledge
illiteraciessophistication
Cultured elegance and complexity
refinement · cultivation · intellectualism · erudition · cultural literacy
literal, literate, literacy, illiterate, obliterate, literati, illiteracy, obliteration, obliterated