HOW TO RAISE READING RATES
AT HOME

Reading programs measure such reading rates as how much people are reading, how quickly and completely they are reading, and their preferences as to genre, target age and subject classification. Without reading practice, children fail to become reading adults. Reading is a learned activity. Reading rates matter, but people are reading fewer books.

Articles in this website discuss why children's reading rates matter to their continuing education. When adults offer ways to make reading fun at home, they encourage children to raise reading rates at home, at school, at work and in the community. Reading rates matter to children and adults. As reading rates grow, knowledge, comprehension, logic, language skill and opportunities improve.

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Children's reading rates continue to drop. As children disengage from school reading programs, adults must encourage children to raise reading rates at home. Regularly updated monthly articles on this website don't merely prove that children's reading rates matter. When families make reading fun, it also proves to be a subtle learning experience.

A lot can be done at home to offset the age-based, biased selection of books in schools. Instead of buying boring books at Book Fair, many children bring home high volume of non-book items. This website is full of tips to make reading fun, building a diverse library of creative reading materials and to raise reading rates at home. Reading rates matter at school, at work and in the community.

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When adults recognize that reading rates matter, they make reading fun at home. Kids want to do fun things, so no further prompting is required to raise reading rates at home. As children's reading rates rise, critical analysis is awakened. By reading with children, adults gain a better understanding of children's potential and obstacles to be overcome.

Unfortunately, only about one-half of students in the United States now read at their age-based level. The monthly articles on this website discuss reading practice and reading programs that can help raise reading rates at home. When adults make reading fun, children's reading rates soar. Children's reading rates matter for the learning of every type of subject matter.

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