Early reading, literary skills can immensely benefit learners

A teacher takes PP2 pupils through a lesson at Bidii Primary school in Nairobi on January 4, 2020, after learners resumed in-class learning countrywide after a nine-month disruption caused by the Covid-19 pandemic.[Stafford Ondego,Standard]

At the height of his popularity and success, the late Jim Rohn, an American entrepreneur, author and motivational speaker aptly said that “reading is essential for those who seek to rise above the ordinary”. This is so true now, as it was back then, especially with children.