LEARNING TO READ ENABLES READING TO LEARN
Research states that reading is the single most important skill necessary for a happy, productive and successful life. A child that is an excellent reader is a confident child, has a high level of self esteem and is able to easily make the transition from learning to read to reading to learn.
It is instructive to think of the importance of reading by listing the consequences of being a poor reader. The following is a list of stops on the road ahead for children with reading difficulties.
· For children with reading difficulties, reading aloud is a painful experience. They stop and start frequently, mispronouncing some words and skipping others.
· The first casualty for poor readers is self esteem. They grow ashamed as they struggle with a skill their classmates seem to master easily.
· Poor readers are prevented from making the transition from learning to read to reading to learn which keeps them from exploring science, history, literature, mathematics and the wealth of information that is presented in print.
· Of the 10 million children with reading difficulties, from 10 to 15 percent eventually drop out of high school.
· Surveys of adolescents and young adults with criminal records show that about half have reading difficulties.
· About half of youths with a history of substance abuse have reading problems.
· In today's globalized, flat, Internet-information-driven world, children that cannot read well will not be able to readily access the wealth of print information available on the Internet on just about any subject of interest.
*Based on the research findings and reports of the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD).
It is instructive to think of the importance of reading by listing the consequences of being a poor reader. The following is a list of stops on the road ahead for children with reading difficulties.
· For children with reading difficulties, reading aloud is a painful experience. They stop and start frequently, mispronouncing some words and skipping others.
· The first casualty for poor readers is self esteem. They grow ashamed as they struggle with a skill their classmates seem to master easily.
· Poor readers are prevented from making the transition from learning to read to reading to learn which keeps them from exploring science, history, literature, mathematics and the wealth of information that is presented in print.
· Of the 10 million children with reading difficulties, from 10 to 15 percent eventually drop out of high school.
· Surveys of adolescents and young adults with criminal records show that about half have reading difficulties.
· About half of youths with a history of substance abuse have reading problems.
· In today's globalized, flat, Internet-information-driven world, children that cannot read well will not be able to readily access the wealth of print information available on the Internet on just about any subject of interest.
*Based on the research findings and reports of the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD).