No one ever said reading would be fun, but that’s an opinion based decision. Reading comes in different forms and methods. Having to read something doesn’t automatically require it to be a boring book. There are so many things to read like blogs, tweets, comics, and etc. I like reading because it’s interesting, not only is it interesting it helps educate, and improve your intellect. Reading is not only good for you and your knowledge; it allows you to become a well-rounded person. There is no deny that some books, articles, etc. can be boring but there are a lot of interesting narratives in the world as well. A book or etc. is only as interesting as much as the reader is interested. For me topics of fictional fantasies, or life tragedies interest …show more content…
The definition of “educate” is to provide information in a particular area. Just reading a book or an article a day can educate you on new words or situations, and things you never knew. That’s why a lot of times teachers will give you reading assignments, to make sure you understand the material and words you have read. Although it may not be an incredible assignment it will eventually help you in the long run. In the anecdote “How Teachers Make Children Hate Reading – by John Holt” Holt stated “I told my students that every time they came upon a word in their book they did not understand, they were to look it up in the dictionary. I even devised special kinds of vocabulary test, allowing them to use their books to see how the words were used” (Jon Ford & Elaine Hughes). Holt also stated that “Every chapter was followed by close questioning and testing to make sure the students “understood” everything” (Jon Ford & Elaine Hughes). This is a technique majority of teachers use or either have discussion about, to make sure their students are understanding the
When you read, especially fiction, you experience a broad sweep of human life. You gain access to the thoughts of others, look at history through another person’s eyes and learn from their mistakes, something that you otherwise would not be able to experience.
No one can truly say that they do not like to read, because if you do not like to read that just means that you have not found the right book for you. I have never been a fan of reading, growing up I would only read when I was forced to. When I found that one author I learned that it is not that I did not enjoy reading, it is that I never found the author that spoke to me.
Pearson UK (n.d.) stated “Evidence suggests that children who read for enjoyment every day not only perform better in reading tests than those who don’t, but also develop a broader vocabulary, increased general knowledge and a better understanding of other cultures. In fact, reading for pleasure is more likely to determine whether a child does well at school than their social or economic background.”
In the article 10 Benefits of Reading, the author Lana Winter-Hebert of Lifehack.org explained why reading is a mental exercise and can improve your mental ability. My reading habits are fairly frequent. I read a lot of magazines and online articles, but I never miss out on a good novel. The atmosphere of a bookstore or library is so comfortable and that drives me to read more, too. I am currently reading two books; The Name of This Book is Secret and If I Should Die Before I Wake. Considering I am constantly reading as recreation or school-wise, I think I read enough.
Reading is not something I look forward to, I do not like reading much,when I heard we had to read a book , I wanted to read a book that appealed to me.My main subject in school is history. I have always been amused by history, that includes, World history and U.S history, but I focus more on World History. One event in History that interests me and I find important is The Holocaust. I find the event as a big catastrophe that means a lot and teached us a lot.
In the past I did not enjoy reading because I never wanted to ever sit down and take the time to read and think about what the author was actually trying to say. I was never really taught how to evaluate and solve the authors mysteries until this semester. Until now I never knew to pay attention to the figurative language, style, and structure because those can really express hidden things about the author. Now that I know how too, I enjoy reading a lot more. I plan on reading more in the future.
In the American culture, the population prides itself on the freedom our country supplies. Recent years, media has become the infrastructure of how we communicate, notify the public, and advertise. It created a whole new world that we’ve come love, but has this love turned into an addiction? After watching the Consuming Kids video, I have to agree with some points that were made. Yes, kids are becoming addicted to consuming what they see through media. Yes, some of media is flooded with R-rated subjects that are inappropriate for kids. Although I understand how the producers of the short film see the bad in media, there is also pros that outweigh the cons. I do not agree with their Authoritarian view on mass media and how they disagree with the first
Student Z was the only student to answer that reading is a fun activity. He seems to enjoy reading; however, he would rather read alone. This may be due to fluency issues. Students who struggle
When I was younger, I was interested in reading. I loved leisure reading and used to get different books from the library at least once a week. As I have grown older, I read dramatically less and reading is more irritating. I hate reading and sometimes get annoyed when I have reading assignments in class. Through the years, there were readings that I was forced to read and did not enjoy. It has turned me off from reading for the most part. I know that reading is something that is important, but I also know that it is something that I hate doing most of the time.
I read because it brings me pleasure and because I never want to stop learning. Recently I have been reading a lot of multicultural women's literature and Victorian medical textbooks.
Reading always became tiresome to me. We had a reading block in class everyday. The reading block was to make us read fifteen minutes straight a day. Ms. Peshca, my seventh grade teacher, ensured that the class would read. I never read the books until we started reading The Hunger Games.
Good reading skills are very important in learning languages. Reading improves spelling because as students learn to sound out letters and words, spelling comes easier. It helps to expand the vocabulary, since the best way to acquire a large vocabulary is to read. Students learn new words as they read and put them in their mind for later use. . They also unconsciously absorb the information about things like how to structure the sentences, how words are used in different contexts, and it gives a better understanding of the word usage and definitions than the cold facts of a dictionary. It improves a person’s vocabulary and knowledge without the person even knowing it. Even if students do not understand every word, they will hear new sounds, words and phrases which they can then try out, copying what they have heard. They can comprehend ideas, follow arguments and detect implications. Reading texts also provide good models for English writing. Krashen (2004) found that reading is extremely important in learning English, since it is the only way to “become a good reader, develop a good writing style, an adequate vocabulary, advanced grammar” and the only way to “become a good speller”.
This, also, may be somewhat true, but it is much more enriching for students, and humans in general, to read material that they find interesting and important to them. People gain more enrichment from doing things they love than things they do not care about. Kids should be able to learn and read about things that actually matter to them, unlike the boring books that are assigned by schools.
One positive element of reading is that it gives children the opportunity to develop their thoughts on books, which strengthens their cognitive development and encourages deeper thoughts.
In the contemporary era, if you don’t have any desire or need for information, there will be no good future for you. Life is very much pre-determined. Books not only increase your intellect but also influence your reading and writing skills. Books can be read again and again as they are the most credible and precious media of mass communication.