What effect does the amount you read as a child have on future success (in school and in life)?

Question

I am wondering what the correlation is between reading and academic success and ultimately if reading programs for children have an impact on future success.

Answer 1

Reading to your child at a young age can dramatically affect their success in school, and throughout life. It matters not only that you read to your child, but what you read. Studies (many of them done at Reading Centers at large Universities, such as those in the SUNY system) show that if you read your children classic children's books that have literary value, as opposed to dollar store books, then they will develop better as a reader and a student.

Answer 2

A desire to read and early signs of enjoying it are often indicative of a an avid learner. But this is not always the case. Being literate is wonderful - but what the child reads is just as important as the child reading. While a child may enjoy reading comic books - it does not stand that they will enjoy reading his textbooks in school. Skilled readers may find it easier to accomplish literary tasks in school but academic motivation is equally important on the road of future successes.
In accordance with the reading programs suggested, there is an impact for the future - if children read poorly they find school and other tasks more difficult and are less likely to succeed in these areas. Mastering the basics is important for any level of success.

Answer 3

The amount that you read as a child has a direct correlation to future success. Without a proper ability to read and comprehend, it is difficult to successfully complete college. The more a child reads, the easier it is for that child to understand what they are reading. Children are amazing imitators and they love to copy off of their parents. If a child see their parent reading often, they will see the importance of reading and imitate their parent's good choices!

Answer 4

No reference but just life and work experience with Special Education students!
It's the foundation to success for all levels of learning and life. You can't learn without a form of written knowledge whether it's direct or indirectly acquired, otherwise why would people go to effort of learning Braille, books on tape,and other forms of modifications. The more you read, the more doors you open and the more you become exposed to new ideas. Those ideas can provide the
spark to lead to new developments
It's important at all levels of society, you need to read to survive. Look at ancient societies that came up with symbols and alphabets in order to communicate. It's simply a BASIC!
PS What would this section be without reading?

Answer 5

As a high school English teacher, I regularly find that students who have fostered a love of reading do exceptionally well. How that translates to math, science, or history, I do not know. However, those who read from an early age have a better chance of enjoying reading as an adult and have the skills to write with more authority and confidence than those who don't. Every time a student who is struggling in writing asks me what they can do I advise them to read, read, read. It gives them a model and steady dose of language, grammar, and creativity that they can't find any other place.

The key is to get them reading what they enjoy at a young age. My advice: Do it early, do it often!

Answer 6

It makes a great deal of difference. From my personal experience, most of what I have learned that has been of any academic value has come from reading on my own, and books that I had to read that I thought would be of no use to me later turned out to be invaluable in the development of my thinking. I was especially motivated by things that peaked my childhood curiosity, like banned books or anything that my teachers didn't know. Anything that will get a kid to read is good.

Answer 7

Every kind of education a child can get is beneficial. Whether that is learning Spanish from Dora the Explorer, knowing how to dance from dance school, learning your alphabet, or the adverse effects from smoking. All education is good.
Reading at an early age helps you with english, grammar, developing your imagination, and it can influence you to want to read more and more.
I read a lot as a child. I know a little bit about everything. I love to read today. I believe I developed much of my personality from books. I become books as much as they have become my life.
If you don't like to read, you won't get much out of it. You might also have reading comprehension problems. So read read read!

Answer 8

In life, reading help children to know objects, places, people, emotions, attitudes and more. It is when they read they learn to relate what they learn to what they see or hear.

Apart from the above a child's reading skills also improves which helps the child in finishing work faster in school. Be it math or English.

And as the child grows the child never feels isolated. They learn to think themselves in the global perspective and the future lies there today

Answer 9

I think that it is important to teach children to love reading because it increases vocabulary and imagination both as a child and as an adult. I have known people who are very book smart and do well in school, but because they don't read- not magazines or anything- they really aren't that interesting and don't have much to talk about. Also, most of the things that people that are thought of as smart know are simply picked up by reading. People say, "How do you know that?" Well, I read it.

Answer 10

I've seen so many studies done on this subject and none of them had anything negative to say about the practice - only positive. So, the question I would put back in response would be:

"What in your life, as an adult, has not been impacted by a practice of good reading habits as a child?"

I think you would be harder pressed to answer this question than the one you posed.