The way in which we learn to read and practice every day to read will determine how fast or slow and accurate we read. If you do not keep on practicing, you will not like reading because you will keep on struggling.
If you can’t play tennis and continuously miss the ball, you won’t like tennis. It is only once you have really learnt how to
hit the ball and acquired the techniques to really play good tennis that you will begin to
like it!
This same concept applies to reading – the more you practice, the more you will enjoy it. It is very important to practice your reading and with more practice will come more speed, but more importantly than only be able to read, you need to read with understanding.
There is no use reading a piece and you do not understand what you read, then you can just as well leave it.
Why is reading important?
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It helps you function in life. Can you imagine not being able to read instructions or street names. Information on medicine or your Bible? A lot of us takes reading for granted, but it plays a huge role in our day-to-day activities.
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It will help you find a good job one day. A lot of jobs require that you have reading skills. The better your reading skills, the faster you will be able to complete your job, but if you struggle with reading, you
will be very slow reacting in your workplace.
3.
Since your brain is a muscle, it needs exercise in the same way your body does and what better way to give it exercise than through
reading? The more you read, the better your language skills will become and your spelling. You will also study much easier.
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Reading helps you discover new things. Besides from stories there are so many facts on other places and music and people you can learn about. Anything you can think of, you will be able to gather more information on if you just read about it.
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It helps with your imagination. Whenever you read, you can be sure that you will start thinking and imagining the things you read. And once again, the more you do it, the more you will be able to do it.
Can you think of any more reasons why it is important to be able to read? Get some extra ideas here.
Read the following and think a bit before you answer the questions
When your friends try to get you to take drugs, then they’re
not your true friends. If I were in a situation where others were using drugs and alcohol, I’d refuse. I’d stick to my values and do what I know is right.
I wouldn’t let peer pressure get me into trouble.
Everywhere you look there’s some kind of ad showing people
who are cool or glamorous or rich or something, and they’re smoking and drinking. But then your parents tell you not to smoke and drink, because it’s bad for you. I don’t know what to think!
It scares me to see what drugs can do to people. My brother
got really messed up on drugs. He had to spend more than a year in a special place for people with drug problems. Now that he’s out, he doesn’t know what to do with his life. He doesn’t have anything to take the place of drugs.
It’s just incredible that some kids think smoking is cool.
Smoking is so gross and disgusting! The smell alone makes me choke. It’s amazing that tobacco companies manage to stay in business.
My friends and I have a great time going places and doing things without drugs. We think drugs are idiotic.
I went to a party where some older kids were drinking beer.
Some of them were getting really sick and were vomiting. It sure didn’t look like fun to me!!
1. Can friends lead you into trouble?
2. Why is smoking bad?
3. How will you feel if you have to go away from home to get
treatment for drug abuse?
4. Can people stop using drugs? What do they have to do?
5. What problems can you experience or cause after drinking alcohol?
6. What does it mean if somebody is self-confident??
7. When do you feel rejected?
