Why is Reading Important?
Reading is the most important foundation for a student to comprehend word recognition and helps students with language and communication skills, it exposes them to words that might not be used that in their everyday speech or writings. Books open doors to worlds of learning and imagination that help young minds grow extensively! Good literature helps shape the minds of our future and it plants seed of thought that grow into groundbreaking philosophies, astounding modern breakthroughs, and so much more.
5 BENFITS OF READING
1) Reduces stress and helps you relax
2) Improves your concentration and memory
3) Vocabulary expansion and strengthens your writing abilities
4) Enhances your knowledge
5) Increases your imagination and creativity
RECOMMENDED CHILDRENS LITERATURE
How to Catch an Elf by Adam Wallace and Andy Elkerton
The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle
Charlotte's Web by E.B. White
The Best Seat in Second Grade by
Katherine Kemah
The Giving Tree by Shel SilverStein
The Lorax by Dr. Seuss
The Polar Express by Chris Van Allsburg
The Planets in Our Solar System by Franklin M. Branley
David Gets in Trouble by David Shannon
Diary of a Worm by Doreen Cronin