Low literacy levels among adults in the United States are a major concern, with 54% of adults aged 16–74 years old, or about 130 million people, reading below the equivalent of a sixth-grade…
I was already at a 5th grade level by the time I was 6. When I was little (like 2 on up) I had kids books that had cassette tapes with each one and followed along with the pages and my grandma would also read to me every night I was at her house before bed as I’d follow the words with my finger.
I didn’t know how to actually read before starting school, but I was so used to seeing and recognizing so many of those words from all the books I loved that I really think it gave me a huge head start. The last reading test I remember taking was in 4th or 5th grade when I maxed out the test with the reading level of highschool graduate. Thanks, Grandma.
I was already at a 5th grade level by the time I was 6. When I was little (like 2 on up) I had kids books that had cassette tapes with each one and followed along with the pages and my grandma would also read to me every night I was at her house before bed as I’d follow the words with my finger.
I didn’t know how to actually read before starting school, but I was so used to seeing and recognizing so many of those words from all the books I loved that I really think it gave me a huge head start. The last reading test I remember taking was in 4th or 5th grade when I maxed out the test with the reading level of highschool graduate. Thanks, Grandma.