The ability to read is a great thing, but it is not the goal. The goal is something else, something that is easier to reach if you can read than if you can’t. Reading is a piece of that puzzle, an important piece, but not the only piece. Dr. Dykstra will discuss the pieces essential to all children, how they interact with each other, and how, in recent years, those pieces have evolved very rapidly in ways we should be aware of if we want our children to have the best chance possible at a life they can be glad to live.