People who say they read more write better.
The less literate are the first to fail and drop out of school.
Without a reading habit, children simply do not have a chance.
However, a rich print environment helps only when more reading is done.
Those who read in a second language write and spell better in that language.
If children read 1 million words in a year, atl least 1,000 words will be added to their vocabulary.