Growing up I had a uncle who could not read or write.
That must have been challenging for him. Was it something that y'all all knew, or was it a well-known "secret"?
The concept of literacy is expanding in OECD countries today. But it was well known he was like that
What is OECD? And did he ever learn to read and write?
concept of literacy is expanding across OECD countries to include skills to access knowledge through technology and ability to assess complex contexts. A person who travels and resides in a foreign country but is unable to read or write in the language of the host country would be regarded by the locals as illiterate.
The key to literacy is reading development, a progression of skills which begins with the ability to understand spoken words and decode written words, and which culminates in the deep understanding of text. Reading development involves a range of complex
lengths. After the race Casey said "He kept coming for me today and he was very good. The horse is very well in himself and we always knew he had the ability to win a race like this. I know he stays all day so I though I would put it up to Beef or Salmon and see what happened". Mullins reiterated his belief that the gelding had "a huge engine", but admitted that "jumping is just not his forte".
At the Cheltenham Festival in March,