Reading is the key skill that you need to develop literacy and success at school and later life. It contributes to mental and emotional understanding and success and there is no substitute for it! To become a better read…you just have to read.
April is National Poetry Month in the US. In the UK national poetry month is in October.
There are two good books out right now that occur in the Age of President Franklin Roosevelt. He was the best President in U.S. history and every decent America should read at least one of them.
Many say reading among young adults in the United States is on the decline. Many factors have helped parents and educators come to this dire conclusion. Dropping test scores, inaccessibility of books for under privileged children, technological diversions have all been blamed. This paper takes a look at the reading trends of teenagers, from applying new technology such as Amazon’s Kindle to interest readers to the use of comic books to lure the most “reluctant readers” to the world of the written word. Finally, I will examine what is popular in Young Adult Fiction today and how talented authors and cutting-edge subject matter may save reading for pleasure yet.
In the Information Age, literacy is vital. Not just abbreviated texting literacy, but real reading skills, comprehension, and retention. Those with the ability to clearly communicate their ideas will continue to stand out from the crowd.
Explains the value of reading books to challenge new ideas and concepts. Censorship of books does not protect people, but instead fosters ignorance. Censorship leaves 21st century teens to deal with troubling subjects on their own.
When you read, you will open up a life time of learning. When you read, you will gain knowledge and understanding of what you have just read.
Fahrenheit 451 is one of the greatest pieces of American literature. Now, in 2008, I can see that America is becoming more like that world Bradbury thought of years ago.
