Let's change this...

Revealed: The staggering number of US students who can't READ | Daily Mail Online

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-14342559/staggering-students-read-education-america.html

One thing that can be done is for parents to read books to young children and begin teaching phonics and reading at home before a child goes to school. A love of learning to read starts at home. Parents can play games like showing a child a sign along the road and helping the child "sound it out" ie phonics. My kids made a game of trying to say the words on trucks, signs and such when we traveled.😇

Children are so eager to learn at a young age - I taught my youngest granddaughter to add & subtract at 2

Absolutely! Parents can begin homeschooling as early as 2-3. Give kids a head start. Make learning fun. Teach resoning too, that is so important. I would teach my kids math in the grocery store. I let them weight the apples then show them how much they were per pound, look for the least expensive product, showed them how to read the size of items, things like that. Let them buy a treat with the coins I gave them and showed them what was the best deal to get more for their money. We had fun at the grocery store. 😊