Skills at Literacy Level 1

Published February 1, 2001

Usually Can Perform	Usually Cannot Perform
Sign name	Determine eligibility from a table of employee benefits
Identify a country in a short article	Locate intersection on a street map
Locate one piece of information in a sports article	Locate two pieces of information in a sports article
Locate expiration date on a driver’s license	Identify and enter background information on a Social Security card application
Total a bank deposit entry	Calculate total costs of purchase from an order form
Source: National Institute for Literacy