Why Children Must Read!

Few people will dispute the immense benefits that the habit of reading brings in its wake. Even in a world inundated with technology, TV and video games, reading manages to hold its own. What does it matter
whether your fingers turn pages or glide across a Kindle, as long as you’re reading? And everyone who matters – experts, teachers, parents
and students – are united in the belief that the habit of reading is one that has to be inculcated early on in a child.

Listing all the benefits of reading will take the better part of this piece; still, for the sceptics, a short list should serve to convince you.

Scientific studies have established that those who read are more intelligent than those who don’t, because they have a better knowledge of the world around them. For instance, Anne E. Cunningham’s study, “What Reading does for the Mind,” found that reading enhances analytical thinking and the ability to spot patterns. Little surprise, given that reading is an active mental process where you are thinking, interpreting, predicting and reasoning, unlike sitting passively in front of a television.

Evidently, reading increases your exposure to a language, thus helping to build your vocabulary. You also learn to express yourself better, not just because you have a better command over the language, but also because you have been exposed to a range of ideas that automatically influence your thinking. And writers have admitted that to be a good writer, you need to first be a good reader!

But the one benefit that everyone seems to unanimously agree on is that reading makes you a confident person – one who is expressive and able to present himself well in society, thus enhancing self-esteem.



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