nonreading
1
6.5
When a person does not read often or cannot read
- noun
- /nɒnˈriːdɪŋ/
:
analfabetismo
- Teachers are concerned about the increase in nonreading among young people, as it can affect their education.
Examples
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Intervening early during nonreading activities will increase the likelihood of creating successful, thoughtful readers.
Academic text (2014) -
The nonreading habits of students can lead to poor literacy skills.
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During the summer, many children fall into nonreading, neglecting books in favor of other activities.
Synonyms
illiteracy
vsnonreading
14
3.9
Not able to read or write
is about not reading often or as a habit rather than inability
nonliteracy
vsnonreading
8.2
A lack of reading and writing skills needed for daily life
is about not reading often or habitually rather than inability
9.9
The state of being unable to read
also covers lack of reading activity or habit, not just inability
Antonyms
How Literate
Surface Forms
nonreading singular
nonreadings plural
Morphology
Etymology
Nonreading joins non- 'not' with reading to mean the 'state or habit of not reading', a lack of reading activity or skill. That's why schools or communities use nonreading to describe people who rarely read or need help to learn to read.