Being able to read is a gift! Books have the ability to transport you to places you may never have the chance to go. Trips through time; past or future. You can make new friends through the characters. You can learn new things; new ideas, different ways to solve problems, an exciting way to achieve a task. It improves your vocabulary. Through reading you can develop or expand your creativity. But best of all it is a great form of entertainment!
I love to read and I was fortunate to be able to teach children with dyslexia how to read. Seeing a child's face light up when the written words meant something to them was a joy.
Midway through my teaching career I had a 4th grade student who was unable to read. He knew that he was smart. ( He could have balanced my checkbook!) He was very angry because reading was very difficult and being able to read was something he needed to succeed in all other areas. That spring his mother came to thank me because it was the first book fair that he had asked her for money to purchase books. (She also complained that she couldn't get him out of the book fair) Everytime I pick up a book to read I think back to that student!
It is always fun to share books with other people and see what they are reading. I am reading If I Stay, by Gayle Forman. What are you reading?
Bye y'all
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