Mr Tambu

The importance of reading
The joy of reading books can't be described in words. It's something that you can understand only by actual experience. There is much more to life than your work and spending time aimlessly with latest technology products. Reading books gives you that much needed break from the chaos in your life. It instils peace inside you, makes you relaxed and also exercises your brain in the process.

When you read a book, it feels great to put yourself into a different world that the writer has created for you. Ask any avid reader about this and they too will agree that reading a book is same like watching a movie.
When you spend hours and hours reading a book, creating a world with different characters in your mind, your imagination powers are sure to get a boost. Depending upon what you read, you will come out with the same experience as when you watch some really good movie.

Reading skills are essential to success in society today the ability to read is highly valued and very important for social and economic advancement. Most children are beginning or trying to talk around the age of two years. This is a time when language skills are just starting to develop. Instilling reading into a child’s life can prove to be one of the most valuable skills that they will ever learn. As a result from reading books, a child will be more likely to read and speak in front of people.

This is a very marketable skill to have in the workforce and for school. One of the effects that reading has on a person is the ability to understand more terms or words, over a period of time. This is communal referred to as comprehension. Reading can be a challenge but is one that must be met accordingly in order to succeed. Children who are successful readers tend to exhibit progressive social skills. Having confidence in reading only comes from the daily practice of reading. One good way to accomplish the task of reading daily is through books. Reading books can develop a person’s comprehension by learning new words.

The easiest way to do this is to look up words in the dictionary that are not understood when they are first read. Writing these words down and reciting them aloud also helps to establish them in memory. Incorporating these new words in everyday speaking will increase language skills and boost confidence in the speaker as well. The second effect that reading books has is vocabulary growth having a large vocabulary is not only impressive, but also useful in many areas of public speaking.

Thanks to technology you can easily find good articles to read on the internet. A great article can inspire and motivate you as much as a great book. A good reader also varies his reading pace based on the content he is reading and what he wants to get from it. Also, just reading good books is not enough. The way you read it is more important. When you come across a new idea or a different opinion, think upon it deeply. Don't accept it or reject it blindly. Try to reason with it and understand the writers point of view.

Reflect upon the thoughts that come to your mind whenever you read a great book. You will know whether a book is great or not based on the thoughts it awakens inside you. As you continue this habit of reading and reflecting on what you read, you will start forming your own thoughts and values. It will challenge your mind and the thoughts, customs and traditions that you have grown up with.
Always read to lead a successful life!