Why is Reading Important?
Reading is important because it is necessary in every component of life. Reading is required to be successful in future endeavors. Reading is important when taking tests, applying for future jobs, reading menus, reading articles, and (nowadays) communication.
Why is good literature important?
Students learn to read through the literature that they read. The better literature they read, the better their vocabulary, communication, and comprehension becomes. By emerging students in good literature, it establishes a good foundation for other important components in their learning and future endeavors.
Recommended Literature:
How to Eat Fried Worms by Thomas Rockwell
Dark Emperor and Other Poems of the Night by Joyce Sidman
Freedom School, Yes! by Amy Littlesugar
Thank you, Mr. Falker by Patricia Polacco
Boxcar Children by Gertrude Chandler Warner
Real Friends by Shannon Hale
Where the Mountain Meets the Moon by Grace Lin
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling
Anna Hibiscus by Atinuke
Frog and Toad by Arnold Lobel