[NLA] Does poor literacy equal poverty?

[Columbus Literacy Council]

List,

Let us not start to confuse correlation with causation.  Yes, there may be a
statistical correlation over the entire population correlating poverty and
low-lit. skills, BUT we are not observing causation (one causing the other).  Are
you claiming low lit. skills CAUSE poverty?  If so, that supposition is disproved
by just one financially well-off student.  In the reverse, we need to find just
one person who was born well-off who needs to improve literacy skills as an adult.

>   If you read the NALS I think it is
> clear that poorer people are less literate (using their scales).
>

Vilvi Vannak
Columbus, OH

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