Learning The Rewards Of Reading
What have you been reading lately?
When was the last time you read a book?
Are you a wide reader?
In a gathering, you can tell who the wide readers are. Wide readers think and speak
well. They win the admiration, respect, and good opinion of others.
Reading expands the mind. In fact, many people consider it as one of the satisfying
pleasures of humans, for it involves physical as well as mental activities.
Reading is primarily a mental activity. After all, you read with your mind and
use your imagination to paint the setting of the detective thriller you are reading.
You use you mind to imagine the pain that the main character experiences as the
story unfolds. You bring into play the different arguments and ideas brought up by
the author in that self-help book you are holding.
To read effectively, reading helps you develop a wide vocabulary through
extensive reading. A skillful reader has a wide recognition vocabulary. He may not
know exactly what every word means, but he will have a good general idea of the
meaning of the sentence.
Reading makes you alert and curious about new words. Other readers
develop the dictionary habit. Every time they come across a strange word, they try
to figure out what it can possibly mean by the context. If they cannot do this, they
refer to the dictionary.
Likewise, reading develops intellectual curiosity by exposing you to a variety of
materials. You learn to read by reading books of increasing difficulty and variety. As
in other forms of activity, you learn by actually doing.
Reading trains you to have an active and open mind. Merely grasping the
writer’s idea is not enough. You must make a positive response to what you read.
Be an active, not a passive, reader. Develop the habit of drawing your own
conclusions, the habit of active thinking, of agreeing or disagreeing with the author.
Keep your mind open; understand and weigh the ideas that you read. A practical
part of active reading is the drawing of conclusions.
Allow me to share four basic rules for effective reading and better comprehension:
1) Try to read more and more. Remember the saying that practice makes
perfect. Practicing in the correct way makes perfect.
2) Develop the habit of reading for main ideas. Look for the subject and
predicate. Do not waste time on details or little words.
3) Learn to read with focus and concentration. Think of what you are reading. Do
not let your attention wander somewhere else. Good readers read with
understanding.
4) Learn to budget your time. Experiment with your reading time. Try purposely
to read faster. Give yourself a time limit on specific material that you read.
Reading is a stimulating mental activity. It expands your reality and capability. You
have so much to gain in discovering the joys of reading. Go ahead; grab a book
right now!
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This article was initially published and provided by Worldprofit when the Silver and Platinum memberships had blog posting articles. The CEO at the time was Dr. Jeffrey Lant. Dr. Lant Passed Away April 16, 2023
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Daniel Fischer, Dano Enterprises
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