Building a Knowledge Base in Reading-Chapter 3

Through Chapter 3, I learned that “Individual children, whether or not faced with the adverse conditions describing group risk factors, may be at greater risk for reading difficulties…” for many different reasons. Not just low income families are at risk for reading problems; families from all different backgrounds are faced with reading troubles.

Many students have parents with a history of reading problems. If a parent has a reading problem, he or she may not have a desire to read to their children, and reading to children helps them see the importance of reading. If parents do not read to their children, then children may grow up disliking books. In school, some students did not have a very good start such as in pre-school or first grade. Also, students at risk for reading problems are those who have learning disabilities that have or have not been addressed.