Literacy Changes the Way We Think The majority of the human race has survived without reading for hundreds upon thousands of years. How could something, so previously unimportant to things other than communication and recording, better society? Such a thing couldn 't possibly change people so drastically. The only thing is, it does. People 's brains are affected from reading in a way that can change society over time. An article citing a fairly recent study shows these interesting results. Based on the data gathered, several conclusions have been made, claiming that reading actually changes one 's brain for the better. Along with that, these changes can be brought about at any point of one 's life. Nevertheless, there is a need for children
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In order to improve the pathway of fiber that helps them read, they learn to be well-versed in (at least) a single language. Children with a “less defined pathway and language structure” have been shown to “lack language exposure during their early development”(Zwang). Language strengthens the fiber in the brain. Such a deficiency makes reading harder for the child until they eventually get tired of struggling and give up on reading or causes them to get far behind their studies compared to the children who find reading easy or fun. Previously, people have wondered about the possible reasons why some children are farther ahead than their peers and why others are behind. There was a correlation between those behind and those who live in low social-economic classes. However, this study also addresses this when they find “low SES families are exposed to a 32 million-word gap compared to children from a higher SES,” showing the reason behind the higher percentage of students falling behind in lower income families (Zwang). Already known, a lack of language exposure in a child leads to a weak fiber pathway. The implications of such a pathway brings the child to fall behind in their studies for the lack of changes a not-very-literate brain has. Society must change this for children to gain a brighter
In order to improve the pathway of fiber that helps them read, they learn to be well-versed in (at least) a single language. Children with a “less defined pathway and language structure” have been shown to “lack language exposure during their early development”(Zwang). Language strengthens the fiber in the brain. Such a deficiency makes reading harder for the child until they eventually get tired of struggling and give up on reading or causes them to get far behind their studies compared to the children who find reading easy or fun. Previously, people have wondered about the possible reasons why some children are farther ahead than their peers and why others are behind. There was a correlation between those behind and those who live in low social-economic classes. However, this study also addresses this when they find “low SES families are exposed to a 32 million-word gap compared to children from a higher SES,” showing the reason behind the higher percentage of students falling behind in lower income families (Zwang). Already known, a lack of language exposure in a child leads to a weak fiber pathway. The implications of such a pathway brings the child to fall behind in their studies for the lack of changes a not-very-literate brain has. Society must change this for children to gain a brighter