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Spending £100 on books can increase a pupil's score more than spending £100 on computers.
http://www.tes.co.uk/article.aspx?storycode=2237561
Talking to pupils about their schoolwork increases their grades.
http://www.scotland.gov.uk/News/Releases/2004/08/23152908
The best indicator of academic success is the amount of time children read.
http://www.tes.co.uk/article.aspx?storycode=2115149
Reading helps with creativity, empathy and stimulates brain activity which develops learning.
http://www.literacytrust.org.uk/assets/0000/1176/Autumn_2003.pdf
Employers and university lecturers say that being in the habit of reading is very important in being able to do the work required of them when they leave school.
Gorman, M (2003) The enduring library: technology, tradition and the quest for balance, ALA: Chicago.
Learning the 12 most common words means knowing ¼ of all reading. The most common 32 words means 1/3 of all reading, and the top 100 accounts for ½!
http://www.duboislc.org/EducationWatch/First100Words.html
Children who are not in the habit of reading will have lower literacy levels – and when they become adults they are more likely to suffer from depression.
