ABSTRACT
The ability to read is among the most important skills that students need to learn because reading provides the key to acquiring new information in all areas of the curriculum. It is therefore the main means by which children become independent learners. Even in this technological age, reading still represents the main method of obtaining information and is also used for recreation and enjoyment. Reading can stimulate a child’s imagination and emotions. In life beyond school, people with good literacy skills are more able to take advantage of opportunities that life may offer them and are likely to have higher self-esteem, better jobs and higher wages than those with poor literacy skills (National Literacy Trust [UK] 2009b).
