Why?

= __Why do children need to learn how to read?__   =  

-James Blasingame (ASU News)
-To learn vocabulary to express and describe words during their usage.

-To function successfully in society.

-To read with fluency and comprehension to understand what they are reading and why it is important to them.

-To connect the text being read to themself and the world.

-To strengthen self confidence in reading. Children who learn to read successfully have more confidence.

-"To validate the student's life and help them understand the possibility of their own life" (ASU News)

Source: Arizona State University