THE IMPORTANCE OF READING PRACTICE FOR ALL STUDENTS

Reading practice is incredibly important. Extensive reading has been linked to improvement in general knowledge, vocabulary, spelling, verbal fluency, and reading comprehension. Also, the amount of reading students do is positively correlated with word identification skills, academic achievement, comprehension, reading fluency, and writing. Finally, increasing the time spent reading independently has been shown to be an effective way to reduce the gap between high and low achieving readers.