Well there's two tests to figure out if a kid is a fast enough reader: 1) Have them read subtitles out loud (from a different language so they can't rely on au

Well there's two tests to figure out if a kid is a fast enough reader: 1) Have them read subtitles out loud (from a different language so they can't rely on audio). 2) Have them skimp through the text and provide a summary afterwards. I'm not very sure however how to GET there apart from the boring "read a lot". And reading a lot in today's video-infested age is simply, not realistic. When I grew up in communist Romania there was virtually no video content so much like a century before, the only form of ENTERTAINMENT was reading books. I read them because I was motivated by pleasure. Hated school-mandated readings, never did them or just cheated if no alternative but I did read a fuckton on my own volition because I repeat, that was the most powerful form of entertainment available. If I were brought up today surrounded by video content everywhere: addictive shorts, game tutorials, movies... I'm not at all sure I would have cared much for reading. It is what it is and we can't turn back time and expect today's kids to be as proficient readers as a gentleman of the 19th century, they just don't have the motivation anymore.