“Since reading is an ability that can be improved, our findings have implications for reading instruction,” according to Stuart J. Ritchie, research fellow in psychology at the University of Edinburgh, who led the study. “Early remediation of reading problems might aid not only the growth of literacy, but also more general cognitive abilities that are of critical importance across the lifespan.”

Researchers looked at 1,890 identical twins who were part of the Twins Early Development Study, an ongoing longitudinal study in the United Kingdom whose participants were representative of the population as a whole. They examined scores from tests of reading and intelligence taken when the twins were 7, 9, 10, 12, and 16. Using a statistical model, they tested whether differences in reading ability between each pair of twins were linked to later differences in intelligence, taking into account earlier differences in intelligence. Because each pair of identical twins shared all their genes as well as a home environment, any differences between them had to be because of experiences that the twins didn’t share, such as a particularly effective teacher or a group of friends that encouraged reading.

The researchers found that earlier differences in reading between the twins were linked to later differences in intelligence. Reading was associated not only with measures of verbal intelligence (such as vocabulary tests) but with measures of nonverbal intelligence as well (such as reasoning tests). The differences in reading that were linked to differences in later intelligence were present by age 7, which may indicate that even early reading skills affect intellectual development.

“If, as our results imply, reading causally influences intelligence, the implications for educators are clear,” suggests Ritchie. “Children who don’t receive enough assistance in learning to read may also be missing out on the important, intelligence-boosting properties of literacy.”

Besides having implications for educational intervention, the study may address the question of why individual children from one family can score differently on intelligence tests, despite sharing genes, socioeconomic status, and the educational level and personality of parents with their siblings.

Reading At A Young Age Makes Children Smarter

Take a look at what the latest research have uncovered…

• Early reading can boost a child’s IQ by more than 6 points. [1]
• Reading and reading a lot greatly enhances a child’s verbal intelligence. [2]
• Children with good reading skills perform better on IQ tests and have higher intelligence throughout life. [3]
• Learning to read at an early age conveys tremendous benefits that go far beyond simply becoming literate. [4]

How to Boost Your Child’s IQ by Over 6 Points

The simple act of reading with your children can help to increase their IQ by over 6 points, where the child is an active participant during reading. It’s really that simple!

This was a finding published in a study titled “How to Make a Young Child Smarter”. Researchers Protzko, Aronson, and Blair looked at various means of enhancing a young child’s intelligence, and they found reading to be strongly correlated with boosting a child’s IQ.

More importantly, the researchers discovered that the earlier the reading takes place, the larger the benefits. [1]

Parents, don’t delay. Don’t miss the perfect opportunity to help boost your child’s IQ. Start reading with your child, and even better yet, start teaching your child to read.

Early Reading Corresponds to Higher Intelligence Throughout Life

In another study titled “Does Learning to Read Improve Intelligence?”, researchers Titchie, Bates, and Plomin found that young children with strong reading skills early in life perform better on IQ tests.

This study looked at the reading skills and intelligence levels of 1,890 pairs of identical twins. Studying twins allows the researchers to set aside genetic and environmental factors, since the twins share the same genes and grow up in the same environment.

Their study found that “twins with better earlier reading ability compared to their identical, tended not only to have better reading at subsequent measurements but also higher scores on general intelligence tests.” [3]

So, even between identical twins, the sibling who is a better reader would grow up to have higher intelligence levels! Isn’t that incredible – the simple fact that being a better reader leads to a higher IQ.

Here’s what you can do…

How to Easily Teach Your Child to Read and Raise a Smart Child

After reading all the science facts above, you are probably very anxious to teach your child to read right now.

So you might be wondering how you can teach your child to read…

Perhaps like most parents, you have no teaching experience, or have little to no phonics knowledge… What can you do?

But that’s okay! Here is a super simple, proven reading program with 50 step by step lessons that will enable you to easily teach your child to read better than all other kids! Even if you have zero teaching experience or have no phonics knowledge.

This is the same teaching method that taught the children in the video above to read, and it is the same program that tens of thousands of parents, just like you, have used successfully to teach their children to read – even children as young as 2 and 3 years old, and children that have no alphabet knowledge yet. Click below to get started…