To one degree or another many things affect people, either
positively or negatively.
However, there’s something that affects everyone, which is
reading. Whether or not a person can read, or how well they read, affects them
throughout their life, no matter their size, sex, or where in these United
States they live.
Unfortunately, students often neglect reading over the
summer and that’s unfortunate, especially in the beginning years of their
education. For a child just learning the nuances of reading, to not read over a
summer negatively affects their ability to learn. As a result, when school
starts, they have to relearn reading habits before they begin to really learn.
Books are fantastic teaching tools. Even with all the toys,
like computers, iPads, tablets, smart, smarter, and smartest phones, and
television. Nothing out-teaches a book.
It’s a positive to
cuddle in a cozy chair with a book rather than sit anywhere with a
computer-type apparatus.
Psychologically, computer-type devices are cold because no
matter what’s being read it won’t radiate your emotions like a book.
I’ve been an avid fan of books almost since day one; give me
a book and I’m not alone. In my comfy chair the words come alive, and the pages
are soft and pliable, like tender emotions.
Put opposite ends of a magnet together and they attract
while like ends repel.
It’s the same with a book; the main characters may repulse
you, but the author’s well-chosen words bring you into the story. Pretty soon
you understand the main characters and are drawn into their lives. You read
their thoughts and feelings. You empathize with them.
Because what’s between the covers of a book is
psychologically softer than what’s inside any member of the computer family,
it’s easier to learn from a book.
Studies show reading a book relaxes, elicits emotions, and
exercises your mind.
In a nutshell, that’s why BHS promotes summer reading
programs. Your school also promotes the
Bayard libraries summer reading program.
For you as a parent, to promote reading to your child is a
gift they’ll thank you for the rest of their lives, whether they realize it or
not. You’re helping them learn to learn, and that’s a precious commodity.
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