Reading - How important is it?

[packman]

Very, it seems.


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[marym625]

1. jesus christ on a cheese sandwich!

That's horrible! Just horrendous!

[libdem4life]

2. Impressive Graphic. There is no excuse, as a former 1st grade teacher, teaching

6-7 year olds to read was one of my joys..and theirs.

They are eager to learn, a bit wiggly, but when they learn their sounds and sound out their first word, and connect it with an object, it's uphill from there. Then the Sight Words can be taught by rote...after they learn the relationship of sounds to letters, then words.

I taught in a Title 1 school, poor and heavily Spanish-speaking. This is plainly an outrage. I'm shocked.

[Kablooie]

3. You cant even use the internet if you can't read.

its more essential than ever.
I saw another chart somewhere that said literacy was 99% in the U.S. though.
I wonder where the data comes From?

[aikoaiko]

4. Why don't they read west of the Rockies?

I keed.

1 in 4 is a seriously astonishing number.

[jberryhill]

5. It's the fifth largest city in Pennsylvania, and the seat of Berks County!

So, I'd say that Reading is pertty imporntant.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reading,_Pennsylvania

[packman]

7. I see what you did there

BTW - In Pennsylvanialand it is pronounced like the color = "Redding"

[closeupready]

6. It is SO important. Just an indispensable skill. And the better

you do it, the better off you are.

If I won the lottery or otherwise made a fortune where I could retire, I'd want to volunteer to help increase literacy with immigrants and others who need it to improve their lives.

[SheilaT]

8. Not only is knowing how to read crucial,

but actually reading something other than the required textbooks in school is equally essential.

I find it scary when I learn how many people never read for pleasure once they finish their education. Even many who complete college never read again.

[Lifelong Protester]

9. Very crucial. Up to grade 3

you are learning to read, after that you are reading to learn. (That't a little simplistic as you are always 'learning to read' but it is close...)

[A Little Weird]

10. I find that hard to believe

If that is true then it's no wonder the US seems to be in decline.