Reading to children at a young age and at least once a day has long-term positive influences on student learning. A study recently made public late this week by the University of Virginia’s School of Education reinforces this idea in literacy. ... According to the University of Virginia’s academic findings, when parents or teachers read a book to children, 90% of kids more often to focus on the pictures alone, not the text itself. However, asking questions and having students find where on the page the answer could be located led to students actually learning while reading.