Prerequisite skills and
capabilities include, but are not limited to, proficiency in
reading a range and type of material, with an emphasis on informational texts; fluent writing in several modes, most notably expository, descriptive and argumentative; quantitative literacy through algebra and including geometry,
combined with the ability to understand and interpret data; a understanding of the scientific method and some insight into the organization of knowledge in the sciences; an awareness of how social systems operate and how they are studied; basic proficiency in a second language and awareness that languages reflect cultures; and experiences in and appreciation of creative and expressive arts.
Storytel for some time now has offered a
combined service that lets customers
read and listen to the same book, presumably like the Whispersync
capability of ebooks in the Kindle system: the audio rendition of a book can pick up where the user stops
reading the ebook edition.