Some ways to promote proficiency include a few simple strategies that are easy to implement. First, educators need to find ways to motivate their students to read. This means making the reading meaningful to the students, giving them a choice in the selection of reading materials, and making it fun. Second, educators need to provide many opportunities for their students to read. The more opportunities that students have to read, the more they can use and further develop their reading skills and increase their comprehension.
Comprehension is the main purpose of reading.
The combination of being motivated to read and reading a lot will help students develop a love for reading and increase their comprehension. Proficiency in reading is a current topic of interest among educators, particularly in California. In order to fully understand the way students can develop their proficiency, further research needs to be conducted on the reading abilities of younger students, specifically students in kindergarten through third grade. Most research to date has been focused on older age students or students below average in reading. Research conducted on students' reading abilities at an early age should be done in combination with assessments on comprehension levels.