Did you know?

 Did you know, that across the world, children who read the most read the best regardless of social levels, income levels or where they live? 

Did you know that reading is one of the most important skills a child can learn because it will be difficult for a child to master any subject without knowing how to read? 

Did you know that fifteen year old students whose parents often read books with them during their first year of primary school, show markedly higher scores than students whose parents read to them infrequently or not at all? 

Did you know that listening comprehension comes before reading comprehension and that you must hear a word before you can say it or read and write it? 

Did you know that children learn an average of 4 000 to 12 000 new words each year as a result of book reading? 

Did you know that children who grow up in homes where books are plentiful have higher reading scores?  

Did you know that parents are the key reading role models?  High frequency reading parents are six times more likely to have high frequency reading children. 

All children can achieve high results if they have access to books at home.

Karon Graham 2012