According to the 2019 NAEP (National Assessment of Educational Progress) Report Card, 34% of 4th graders scored below a basic reading achievement level. Students with reading deficits come from different backgrounds, but the narrative is the same no matter where they are from. Many of these students struggle with reading from the start. They watch their peers become more advanced readers while their own reading skills stalled. Eventually they lose confidence and self-esteem

There are many theories about reading. Sometimes what we believe to be true --old wives’ tales, for instance - isn’t always true. Reading theories are like old wives’ tales; they have survived the test of time even though research has proven they aren’t true. Here are 5myths about reading: MYTH #1: Learning to read is a natural process. If this were the case we would be able to put a book in a child’s hand and walk away and the child would start to read. Learning to spea