I didn't say I didn't understand your point; just that clarity wasn't there (due to the sentence being ungrammatical). Quite ironic in a thread discussing literacy.

>No, he would not be called illiterate by these assessments.

This is a claim. For the benefit of the people reading this thread, would you please provide the basis for such a claim?

To be more specific, the claim implies that ability to spell is not measured by "these assessments" (which ones, specifically?).

The Wikipedia article indicates otherwise (as described in my previous comment), so everyone would benefit from learning about what your words are based on.

>I am not enjoying the experience [...], so I will not continue.

On the note of clarity in writing, that point could have been expressed in 0 words, by way of not leaving a comment.

In any case, if you're an educator, this is a chance for you to educate people who overestimate their knowledge of the subject.

And if not — well, I'm very sorry.