Environment Influences Our Reading Skills As We Grow

While genetics play a key role in children's initial reading skills, a new study of twins is the first to demonstrate that environment plays an important role in reading growth over time. The results, published in the Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, give further evidence that children can make gains in reading during their early school years, above and beyond the important genetic factors that influence differences in reading. While other studies have shown that both genetics and environment influence reading skills, this is the first to show their relative roles in how quickly or slowly children's reading skills improve over time. read more

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