I’m sure you can relate to one or the other, or maybe both depending on your experience.
For some, reading comes easily, they receive and process sound and print associations and
can move quickly into more sophisticated structure and content. For many others (more than
we previously thought), their teachers did the best they could, but perhaps didn’t have the
training to offer the direct instruction they needed to really understand the nuances of spoken
and written language and how to decipher it. For still others, they had something standing in
their way—whether they knew it or not. And sadly, maybe some gave up.
The body of research called the science of reading now helps us understand that virtually all
children can learn to read with the appropriate evidence-aligned, direct instruction.
And the benefits of being a fluent reader are far greater than just feeling confident in school.
So why is reading important? Reading is a lifelong skill that improves memory, builds a robust
vocabulary and foundation of knowledge, and adds a richness and depth of meaning to life for all
those who can access true, deep comprehension.
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