Importance Of Reading Books

My interest in reading started at an early age, before kindergarten. I have my mom to thank for reading a book or two to me at night before bed. My mom has told me that because she was a stay at home mom before I started school, it was her main goal to teach me as much as she could by herself, before any teachers had the chance to, and that included reading a couple children’s books to me every night. My grandpa had a hand in this too; he bought me a Dick and Jane storybook and before long, I had the entire book read by myself.

My childhood was filled with literacy and I didn’t even know it. When I was 6 years old I read books like The Cat in The Hat, Green Eggs and Ham, and Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What do you see? All of which were good books while I was growing up. These books taught me a lot when I was younger and I didn’t even realize it. I would enjoy reading them many times,as I grew older I got into heavier books. My literacy improved a lot throughout my childhood.

If you couldn’t read or write, how would you tackle your daily life? Being literate is a crucial part of everyone’s life; reading and writing are essential for a person’s success. Every single day, it’s used, whether it’s for an Advanced Placement Language class or reading a billboard as you’re driving past. As a child, I grew up reading on a daily basis and I believe that I am as successful as I am on behalf of it. Countless memories have been created, thanks to the multiple books that have been read and the umpteen amount of papers that I’ve written. Throughout the numerous years of my education, my teachers and parents left a long lasting impact on my reading and writing skills.

There was no shortage of reading material in my house, albeit rather limited subject matter. I can remember the leather smell of books in the hallway, stacked neatly in place on a daunting bookshelf that seemed to stretch upwards forever from a young child’s perspective. On that shelf were titles such as The Greatest Man Who Ever Lived, You Can Be God’s Friend, and A Peaceful New World. There was also the Bible, of course, and piles of The Watchtower magazines. Most of these books I enjoyed as a child, each filled with nice pictures of multiracial

My earliest memories of reading was when my mom sent me to bible school and the teacher would read out a hand book

“We see what happens when we introduce toddlers to books. They fall in love.” (Johnson). Luanne Johnson, an accomplished author, discusses how children are not born with a natural distaste for reading, they are very curious and most find books intriguing. Much like my own experiences, I recall my parents always reading to me right before bed, there were two very important authors that my parents would read from, including Dr. Suess and Sandra Boynton, these were authors whose books were the first ones I tried to pick up and read myself. I would sit my stuffed animals up around me and I would read to them, reading aloud to my animals gave me a sense of impeccable intelligence, I continued that habit clear up until I was approximately 9 years

Moving into middle school, I expected to continue to love reading, and that was true at some points during this time. However, it was also marked with times where I loathed reading, it had become a chore. I still loved reading fiction, and my winter break in eighth grade included long readings from The Mysterious Benedict Society series; but I would struggle in attempts to really enjoy what literacy was meant to be. Reading was no longer

My mother, would read to me Dr. Seuss. I recall her telling me about Sam I am, and his green eggs. I became an independent reader in kindergarten when I read Dr. Seuss's One Fish, Two Fish. While its 63 pages may not seem hard in retrospect, at the time I felt a great sense of accomplishment in doing that, because it was the first novel that I had read entirely on my own. The books I liked to read as an adolescent were primarily non-fiction books. It was always related to history. Whether it be the history of The Minnesota Twins or about the Titanic, I was always reading about history. I still read a fair deal of fiction. Our school took part in the accelerated reader program and I would always read the fiction books; Lemony Snicket etc; because they had the highest point values. Reading in classes has never been much of a challenge to me. Some of my favorite moments in school have been the moments where I was exposed to Hemingway and when I was exposed to

I didn’t do a lot of reading when I was little because I didn't like most of the children's books that I could get my hands on. I found them to be boring and the stories were too short.

I rarely spend any time focusing on one specific task. My mind often wonders and I start doing multiple things at one time. In one day I multi-task for roughly 7-8 hours. It is pretty easy for to turn to non-computer activities if I'm not around people. When I am doing an activity I do not want to do, such as read or doing homework, I will take breaks. The most common task I try solely concentrating on is reading and even then I am constantly taking breaks. Whether its to eat, listen to music, go on social media, or watch television. Eventually those 10-15 minute breaks turn into hours. When I'm not trying to avoid reading I find myself thinking of other things and not comprehending what I'm reading because of it. I will not read for pleasure

I usually do not read any books outside of the assigned reading for school. Some of the in class books that I have read interest me like Catcher in the Rye. I sometimes will find certain school books enjoyable. I dislike having to write out long essays in class since I need time to collect my thoughts and synthesize them. I enjoy reading out of school if I find the school book interesting; if I don’t, I dislike it.

I will actually read at home once in a great while but not that often. If I am bored which i'm usually not I will maybe read a book. I do some reading in my study halls if I don’t have any homework.

In a modern world, we face many problems with the literature we choose to teach kids in schools, especially in high schools. Many books have profane language, and are often offensive to many kids and parents who read them. Deciding which pieces of literature to allow in high schools is a big task, and it is worth listening to many different opinions. Lorrie Moore is a writer, and she also clearly states that she is a mother. She brings up the book Huckleberry Finn, a classic that has been taught in high schools for many years, saying that it “is not an appropriate introduction to serious literature,” and that it should be taught in college instead. She also brings Sherman Alexie’s “Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian,” and uses it as literature exemplary for teaching to high school students, and says that it “is a welcoming book for boys.” I think that Lorrie Moore’s definitions for which books should be allowed to be taught in high school are incorrect, and that Huckleberry Finn is actually a very fitting book for high school students.

The controversy on books and audiobooks has been tossed back and forth for years and years begging the question: Which is more beneficial, books or audiobooks? Both reading and listening require the reader’s utmost attention as they must both follow the story and interpret meanings to understand the text. Ben Walker in his 2017 article “Reading or. Listening – Which is More Effective for Learning and Remembering” argues that stories in audiobooks are harder to follow and interpret than traditional books. Walker states, “This complex skill is even more compounded when the individual is taking notes, such as in a business meeting or a student lecture.”(Walker) Printed books are more beneficial to learning than audiobooks. Banning audiobooks in schools will enable students to have better comprehension skills.

Reading and writing are both important; you can’t have one without the other. They are skills that are increased constantly due to little things that most times are not noticed. Whether it is from a book to a poem, there will always be a way that it helps out your school performance. Reading and writing in general only helps absorb information, and enhance leisure or school related writing tasks. It has also made life itself so much easier because reading and writing are so beneficial for school and for life. How much you read and write today, will somehow affect your future job, family, position, or even your salary.