Reading at School
A child's literacy skills are molded by their formal education. The quality of institutions, educators, and outreach programs has long-lasting consequences on a child's development. Ensuring that communities are aware of successful intervention procedures and policies can contribute to the enrichment of the education system and overall literary growth of our children.
A child's literacy skills are molded by their formal education. The quality of institutions, educators, and outreach programs has long-lasting consequences on a child's development. Ensuring that communities are aware of successful intervention procedures and policies can contribute to the enrichment of the education system and overall literary growth of our children.
School Quality
School Quality
The overall quality of a child's school can influence their literacy skills. Higher quality schools typically have better resources and a higher overall socioeconomic status (SES), whereas lower quality schools have fewer resources and a lower overall SES. However, just because a child goes to a lower quality school, doesn't mean that they must fall behind, but rather that different factors will be important in determining how they develop their language skills. In higher quality schools, genetic factors (like personality) play a major role in determining children's literacy skills. In lower quality schools, environmental factors (like home SES) are more crucial for children's literacy development.
Teachers have an important role in:
Teachers have an important role in:
- Encouraging comprehension during the reading process.
- Facilitating impactful classroom activities.
- Catering and adjusting to the needs of individual students.
- Fostering phonemic awareness.
There are many policies at the federal and state levels that directly influence our children's literacy.
There are many policies at the federal and state levels that directly influence our children's literacy.
Stay informed about issues such as:
- Federal Programs regarding reading.
- Reading Assessments & Standardized Tests.
- Teacher Professional Development.