Well done to everyone who has achieved their next sticker in their Read-It! It is fantastic that you read everyday.
WOO HOO! 100 NIGHTS!
Well done! 75 Nights
Great reading - 50 Nights!
TOP 10 REASONS TO READ (FOR KIDS AND ADULTS!)
1. Kids who
read often and widely get better at it. This is pretty much just common sense.
After all, practice makes perfect in almost everything we humans do and reading
is no different.
2. Reading exercises
our brains. Reading is a much more complex task for the human brain than, say,
watching TV is. Reading strengthens brain connections and actually builds new
connections.
3. Reading improves
concentration. Again, this is a bit of a no-brainer. Children have to sit still
and quietly so they can focus on the story when they’re reading. If they read
regularly as they grow up, they develop the ability to do this for longer and
longer periods.
4. Reading teaches
children about the world around them. Through reading, they learn about people,
places and events outside their own experience. They are exposed to ways of
life, ideas and beliefs about the world that may be different from those which
surround them. This learning is important for its own sake however it also builds
a store of background knowledge that helps younger children learn to read
confidently and well.
5. Reading improves
a child’s vocabulary, leads to more highly-developed language skills and
improves the child's ability to write well. This is because children learn new
words as they read but also because they unconsciously absorb information as
they read about things like how to structure sentences and how to use words and
language effectively.
6. Reading
develops a child’s imagination. This is because when we read our brains
translate the descriptions we read of people, places and things into pictures.
When we’re engaged in a story, we’re also imagining how the characters are
feeling. We use our own experiences to imagine how we would feel in the same
situation.
7. Reading helps
kids develop empathy because they learn about characters and how they feel and
relate to situations.
8. Because reading
does all the things I’ve mentioned above, children who read do better at
school. And they don’t just do better at subjects like reading and English.
They do better at all subjects and they do better all the way through school.
9.
Reading is a great form of entertainment! You can read while waiting in a queue, while waiting for
a friend who’s running late or in the car.
10.
Reading relaxes the body and calms the mind. This is an
important point because these days we seem to have forgotten how to relax and
especially how to be silent. The constant
movement, flashing lights and noise that bombard our senses when we’re watching
TV, looking at a computer or playing an electronic game are actually quite
stressful for our brains. When we read, we read in silence and the black print
on a white page is much less stressful for our eyes and brains.
So there you have it
– the Top 10 benefits of reading!
