If there is an American Dream reading is one of the bootstraps by which we can all pull ourselves up. Karin Slaughter.
literacy
How children read and what they read says more about adults’ attitudes than kids. Forbes
We live in text based history more than any other time. We actually have trouble not reading. But adults aren’t reading books.
Placing the blame on technology and the educational system gives adults excuses for not engaging with their kids.
Parents can raise children who read by actually reading a book. This teaches kid that reading is important. Reading with a child teaches them that they are important.
Reading is Contagious
The Pandemic is a great opportunity to the boost the literacy rates in the United States. Modern jobs demand a high level of literacy. I’m not talking about scanning or skimming an article on the internet. According to the National Institute for Literacy, the ability to read, write and speak in English, compute and solve problems are the what literacy is about.
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