Why Read?

While shopping the other day I stopped in our local Salvation Army Store and

I was able to purchase 50 books for .10 a piece. I am still amazed at the price!

Each will open the door to an experience for young readers who struggle with the question,

Why read?

The act of choosing a book and reading it will help

many of my students realize the following benefits:

Reading provides an opportunity to think, reason, question, and formulate ideas, hence exercising brain power. Reading improves vocabulary, concentration, and focus.

It improves memory,discipline, and creativity. It allows the opportunity to have interesting topics of conversation and reduces overall boredom.

Reading is like having a personal travel guide always ready to provide opportunities to new places, to meet new people, and experience new cultures.

All of these benefits equate to a secure and promising future.

I encourage you to Read today, Encourage a child to read today, Share conversation about what you've read, and Make a positive difference in their future and your own.

Books are the quietest and most constant of friends: they are the most accessible and wisest of counselors, and the most patient of teachers.
Charles W. Eliot