Children's Literacy
WHAT IS BEING
SAID ABOUT…
Children who
are read to at
home have a
higher success
rate in school
and enjoy a substantial
advantage over children
who are not.
26%
14%
Twenty-six percent of children
who were read to three or four times
in the last week by a family member
recognized all letters of the alphabet.
This is compared to 14 percent
of children who were read to less
frequently.
60%
44%
Children who were read to
frequently are also more likely
to count to 20, or higher than
those who were not.
54%
40%
Children who
were read to
frequently are
also more likely
to write their own
names
Source: National Center for Education
Statistics
77%
57%
Children who were
read to frequently
are also more likely
to read or pretend to
read
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