10 Ways to Celebrate National Family Literacy DayHow important is reading? Consider this: According to The Children’s Reading Foundation, children who aren’t reading on grade level by the end of third grade struggle in every class, year after year, because more than 85% of the curriculum is taught by reading. It makes sense, when you consider that reading is how students get information to learn all the other subjects … even math. November 1 is National Family Literacy Day and because reading starts at home, we’ve got some tips to help you incorporate reading into your child’s life. 1. Create a reading nook. Choose a space with good light and make it comfortable and quiet. Add a cushion, pillows, a blanket and even a small table for a cup of tea. 2. Encourage older siblings to read to younger siblings. 3. Schedule reading time. Designate an hour or so on a specific day (or two or three) to reading and prohibit the use of technology (e.g., TVs, computers and cell phones). 4. Do a book swap with families who share a similar reading level. 5. Involve distant family members and friends. Have Grandma red over Skype or encourage your student to read to a younger cousin over FaceTime. 6. Read a book together and then watch the movie together. 7. Pass a book around the room and have each family member read a page aloud. 8. Take books on the road when you travel … or set up a tent in the back yard or fort in the living room for a fun night of reading. 9. Join a book club for families or head to the library for a reading-related event. 10. Encourage your children to write their own book or, if they’re too young, to draw illustrations for a picture book you write together. Interested in learning more about LearningRx’s revolutionary “sound-to-code” accelerated reading program? Visit https://www.learningrx.com/reading-programs/.