This article from the Washington Post discusses the problem of aliteracy. Much more prevalent than illiteracy, it is also more insidious because unlike teaching someone how to read, which is fairly straightforward, how do you teach someone to LIKE to read? This article contains statistics on aliteracy in America and interesting ways in which aliteracy has changed the way our society functions.
This article is about the book that talks abot how different children read and learn differently. It gives good tips on how to figure out your childs best way of learning and reading, It has different sections about reading and learning
This article explores how genetics makes differences in learning for children. It researches two children and based on these results it makes assumptions about genetic roles playing apart in learning. It goes on to say the results of their findings and what they have learned and infered as a result. It is helpful if you are researching the effects of genetics on literacy or effects of literact learning rates in children.
