Reading Association Presents Children's Literacy Rights
Effective reading instruction and a rich array of reading materials are not only requirements for success in life, they are also the right of every child, the nation's largest reading organization said last week. The group made the declaration in a strongly worded statement aimed at policymakers and school administrators.
"Literacy is a basic human right," Carol M. Santa, the president of the International Reading Association, said at a press conference here. "We must honor children's rights to an excellent reading background."
In a policy statement drafted as the 90,000-member organization of reading teachers and researchers works to strengthen its mission—and as more states prescribe methods of instruction—IRA officials implore decisionmakers to take a more comprehensive approach to...
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