What do teachers and curriculum directors mean by 'value' reading? A look at the practice of most schools suggests that when a school 'values' reading what it really means is that the school intensely focuses on raising state-mandated reading test scores- the kind of reading our students will rarely, if ever, do in adulthood. Kelly Gallagher
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It is important to teach kids the importance of reading and the skills they learn from reading. Reading is a skill that can be learned and practiced at any age and in any setting. However, if we only teach one aspect of reading, we may not be giving our children the full opportunity to learn how to read well. When we teach young children to read, we need to take into consideration several different aspects of reading including phonics, vocabulary and grammar.

Our children need ample practice in all of these areas. If we only focus on reading speed or comprehension when teaching kids, we could end up leaving them with skills that will not serve them well when they are older.

Source: Readicide: How Schools Are Killing Reading And What You Can Do About It

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