Why People Cannot Read Analysis

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There are many people who unforgettably are not able to read. In an article Robert Roy Britt about adults who cannot read writes that 1 out of 7 people cannot read. The due to lack of literacy skills can be because they were not exposed to proper education as children or did not attend school in general. Most of us can find it quite shocking how there can be a million people out in the world who cannot do the basic reading or have poor literacy skills. Because we as kids had the opportunity to attend school and reserve the proper education leading us to our advanced skills today.

Most children who have the opportunity to attend school learn how to read and write in preschool or kindergarten or even have parents that teach them these skills. …show more content…

Sometimes as kids when in school they can feel discouraged because they struggle because sometimes they do not understand what they are reading. Leading to them not reading or avoiding. Including that a child now has many open doors to alternatives like tv or audio books. Having them think that they do not need to read. For example like myself, when I was entering middle school we had to do a book report on a book we had to choose from a list. The first thing I did was choose a book that had an audiobook to it so instead of getting the book from the library I could just listen to it and do my report. Including the fact that I thought I wouldn’t have time during the summer to read (when I had many free days of doing nothing) and that I could just avoid reading it. So after I had listened to the audiobook and turned in my report I had gotten a note from my teacher to see her. When I went to see her she explained to me that she did not think I had read the book due to the lack of information I had given and that I summarized the book in one paper. I explained to her that instead of reading it I had just listened to it. What she told me afterward changed my perspective on reading. She explained that just because I listened to the audio didn’t mean I grasp on the purpose and meaning of the book. So in order to do so, I had to physically read the book and analyze it in my own way. To be able to …show more content…

Having advanced technology helps, mainly because there are many apps and games that teach them. In an article “When Kids Hate to Read” it explains how to start to expose your children to reading. How you could take them to the library having them choose their own books and how slowly they will begin to lean towards other books that are more advanced. Including how this could help you see if the kid struggles, by having a learning disability and having them get the proper help they need to make it easier for them now and in their future as a

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