Forbes Magazine: Readers Earn $1 Million More in Their Lifetimes

Did you know that according to Forbes Magazine, people who can read will earn $1 million more in their lifetimes than non-readers?

As Forbes reported in 2020, the U.S. Department of Education has found that more than half of U.S. adults, 16-74 years old, "lack proficiency in literacy." And literacy (the ability to read and write) correlates with employment, personal income, and even health. In fact, at $63,00 a year, Forbes reports, the average income for adults at level 3 proficiency in reading is almost double that for those at level 0 or 1 ($34,000). That's more than a million dollars more over the space of a working lifetime.

Why? Literacy is correlated with several important financial outcomes, including as personal income, employment levels, health, and overall economic growth over a lifetime. In short, the new study by Gallup on behalf of the Barbara Bush Foundation for Family Literacy and the U.S. Department of Education, finds that low levels of adult literacy could be costing the United States as much $2.2 trillion a year.

Now we know without question, reading achievement directly correlates with economic success. Moreover, low literacy prevents millions of adults from fully engaging in society as parents, workers and citizens, lying at the core of multigenerational cycles of poverty, poor health and low educational attainment. Nationwide, low-literate adults struggle to earn a living wage, participate in the democratic process, and manage their family's health and finances simply because they lack the ability to read, write and comprehend.

The Nardagani Reading Program is available to help combat illiteracy and teach challenged readers how to read. From literacy specialists to middle school teachers to ESL instructors, professionals who frequently work with challenged readers who have been diagnosed with a reading disability and qualify for IEP (Individual Education Program), know The Nardagani Reading Program works. 

Raise your literacy level and equip yourself to earn more and live the life you want. It's easier with Nardagani!

Click here to learn more about the Nardagani Reading Program, take our Masterclass, and watch Narda’s TEDx talk, “A New Way to Learn to Read English.”