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Adult Illiteracy by the Numbers
To fully participate in society and the workplace in 2020, Americans will need powerful literacy abilities that until now have been achieved by only a small percentage of the population. Clearly, this should be a top priority for education and …
Improving Vocabulary Isn’t Magic
If your child or student is a struggling reader, most likely they are getting tripped up with unfamiliar or difficult words. Stumbling over words affects reading comprehension skills and can make the task feel like drudgery. First and foremost, a …
Excerpts From: Why Learning To Read Is So Hard by David Morgan, MD
As a rule of thumb around 15% of children find it easy to learn to read at a very young age. Another 25% learn quickly, without too much effort. The next 56% find reading hard or very hard. And the …
Book Review – Starting Out Right: A Guide to Promoting Children’s Reading Success
With literacy problems plaguing as many as four in ten children in America, this helpful resource book for parents and educators reminds us of the importance of establishing strong reading skills in early childhood. Editors M. Susan Burns, Peg Griffin and …
Five Easy Steps To Improve Reading Up To Five Grade Levels
1) Understand how your child is being taught basic reading skills. There is more than one way to teach reading. Ask your child’s teacher if they are using the proven, most effective way to learn to read – explicit, systematic …
Reading Horizons Releases Online Literacy Software for Use at Home!
Today, Reading Horizons released the all new Reading Horizons v5 software for use at home. The software is designed for struggling readers age 10 to adult. For the first time Reading Horizons is offering an online subscription of the software. …
Friend Cares About Success With Reading Skills
As frequently happens, I had a phone conversation last week with a person concerned for their fellow employee needing improved reading skills in order to go any further in her line of work and leadership. Other than being challenged with …
