(2010)

This article puts the context of declining US literacy rates into context. If an author at Psychology Today in 2010 can claim that children don't need to be taught to read then people will treat that as advice.

There's a real deficit of pragmatism in the article. Whilst humans may be incredible at picking up skills by osmosis it doesn't mean that ability should be relied upon. This just leaves social advancement to chance and privilege.

"As long as kids grow up in a literate society, surrounded by people who read, they will learn to read."

What if they don't? Does that child not deserve the same opportunities as kids who are surrounded by readers and reading materials?