This topic argues
that the cause and effects of reading books are numerous, but will focus on one
cause, starting to read books on a regular basis, and two effects,
increased comprehension abilities, and
the promotion of vocabulary growth.
Reading skills are
essential to success in society today. The ability to read is highly valued and
very important for social and economic advancement. The following paragraphs
will try to explain some of the important effects that reading books will have
in a person's life.
In India today, most
children are beginning or trying to talk around the age of two years. This is a
time when language skills are just starting to develop. Even though it usually
too early of an age to expect a child to read, there is no reason why the parents
cannot start the reading process by reading aloud to them.
Instilling reading
into a child's life can prove to be one of the most valuable skills that they
ever learn. As a result from reading books, the child will be more likely to
read and speak in front of people.
This is a very
marketable skill to have in the workforce and for school. One of the effects
that reading has on a person, is the ability to understand more terms or words,
over a period of time.
This is commonly I
referred to as comprehension. Reading can be a challenge but is one that must
be met accordingly in order to succeed. Children who are successful readers
tend to exhibit progressive social skills. Having confidence in reading only
comes from the daily practice of reading.
One good way to
accomplish the task of reading daily is through books. Reading books can
develop a person's comprehension by learning new words. The easiest way to do
this is to look up words in the dictionary that are not understood when they
first read. Writing these words down and reciting them aloud also help to
establish them in memory.
Incorporating these
new words in everyday speaking will increase language skills and boost
confidence in the speaker as well. The second effect that reading books has is
vocabulary growth. Along the same lines of comprehension, the growth of
vocabulary is also very important.
Having a large
vocabulary is not only impressive but useful in many areas of public speaking.
For example, many politicians say the same things over and over again, and to
the untrained listener this might go on unnoticed. Their ability to do this
comes largely from an extensive vocabulary base.
Many different words
have the same meaning, or as they are more commonly referred to are synonyms.
Upon looking up a word in to the dictionary one might be surprised to realize
that they already know the definition to it.
By crosschecking
these words and learning the different synonyms to them, a vocabulary is being
established. As a result of reading books over a period of time, a learning
process is formed. In summary, although only two effects are mentioned within
this essay, there are a great many benefits to be gained from reading books. It
is proven that in this technological society, the demands for higher levels of
literacy are creating unfavorable consequences for those who fall short.
This is even more of
a reason to get into the habit of reading books. Sharing books with a child is
an active approach to the learning of lifelong language skills and to ensure
future success.
