Children are the most attentive, curious, eager, observant, sensitive, quick, and generally congenial readers on earth. ~ E.B. White
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from a Harper Collins Childrens Books compilation:
Reading to a child in an interactive style raises his or her IQ by over 6 points. [readfaster.com/education_stats.asp#readingstatistics]
Daily reading to children puts them almost 1 year ahead of those who are not being read to. [theage.com.au/national/proof-of-obenefits-of-reading-to-children-20130302-2fd7s.html]
Children without basic literacy skills when they enter school are 3-4 times more likely to drop out later. [readfaster.com/education_stats.asp#readingstatistics]
For the majority of young people, enthusiastic and habitual reading is the single most predictive personal habit for the ability to achieve desirable life outcomes. [slideshare.net/ThroughtheMagicDoor/growing-a-readingculturereport?qid=373d9151-a57c-431e-8292-54d87111623&v=qf1&b=&from_search=3]
Good readers often have more financially rewarding jobs. They are 2.5x more likely to earn $850 or more a week. [National Endowment for the Arts, "To Read or Not to Read, A Question of National Consequence", arts.gov/sites/default/files/ToRead.pdf]
Children who read 3000 words per day will be in the top 2% of standardized tests. [readfaster.com/education_stats.asp#readingstatistics]
Children who read 20 words per day will be in the bottom 2% of standardized tests. [balancedreading.com/Scholastic_reading_facts.pdf]
Students who reported having all four types of reading materials (books, magazines, newspapers, and encyclopedias) in their home scored, on average, higher than those who reported having fewer reading materials. [Reference: The Nation's Report Card: Fourth-Grade Reading 2000, April 2001, The National Center for Education Statistics]
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