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Compared to adults with lower literacy skills, strong readers are
more likely to hold full-time jobs, vote in national elections, volunteer in
their community, and help their children with their homework.
Center for Public Education
Good readers read frequently, widely, and willingly. They read for enjoyment and for information. They predict, question, use background knowledge, synthesize, and infer while reading.
The habit of daily reading overwhelmingly correlates with better reading skills and higher academic achievement. Reading for pleasure correlates strongly with academic achievement. Young children and teenagers who read for pleasure on a daily or weekly basis score better on reading tests than infrequent readers. Frequent readers also score better on writing tests than non-readers or infrequent readers.
Poor reading skills correlate with lower levels of financial and job success. Additionally, a low interest in reading correlates with low engagement in cultural activities and poor civic involvement overall. Reading is, therefore, critical to achieving both personal and civic success. Without strong reading skills, individuals will not maximize their potential, nor will our society benefit from the valuable contributions of all of its citizens.
Our students of today will be our successful 21st century workers and citizens of tomorrow only if they are readers and, as a result, learners, and thinkers.
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