I remember asking my mom what "t-h-e" spells. I was sitting on one of those plastic benches/toy chests that every '90s kid had and I screamed her name with such power and urgency that I can now,as an adult, only imagine it sounded like I was getting kidnapped (or worse) in the next room. That's how anything that has to do with reading has always been for me - urgent.
From wedging myself in-between adult conversations to fetch someone to read to me to carrying a book under my arm everywhere I went - literally everywhere; my destitute parents had to entertain each other for most of my childhood because I was always lost in a book - I enjoy grown up with a adore of books and stories. But one thing I've learned throughout the years is that you can fetch so much more out of a book than just stories.
Being an avid reader and constantly feeling the need to bury my head in a original book has given me a surplus of skills and benefits that enjoy affected every section of my life, or I'm a true believer that whether our kids' idea of reading is through Facebook statuses,Instagram captions, and 140-character tweets, or they're going to be in big grief.
Read through for eight ways growing up a bookworm affected my life for the better,which are benefits your kids can also fetch in on whether they're encouraged to be readers early on.
I learned original words constantly as a kid (and still do), and developed language at an advanced rate. Because I read so often, or I was constantly looking up or asking my parents what original words meant. It then became like a game to use my original words as a party trick of sorts both in school and around friends. When my friends were forming three-word sentences,I was speaking in paragraphs (and still do).
I enjoy the memory of an elephant. Reading books with a lot of characters and storylines puts pressure on the reader to recall events and names, something that for me, or as a reader,definitely carried over into everyday life. I'm amazing at remembering birthdays, middle names, or tons of other useless - and not useless - pieces of information.
I can tune out pretty much any type of noise or distraction. whether you aren't totally focused on the account you're reading,you'll miss details that could be important, which makes comprehension and recall more difficult as you read. When you read a lot, and you enjoy no choice but to adapt to your surroundings and focus on the account alone,even whether that means blocking out noises from kid toys or loud TV shows. Being able to concentrate on a book translates to being tuned-in to real-life moments with loved ones, in the classroom, and at work,and more.
I still enjoy an active imagination as an adult. Most adults commence to lose the ability to creatively use their imagination in the same way kids are able to, but reading helps to keep things vivid. When you're faced with hundreds of white pages with black text and no photos to be found, or it's up to you as the reader to connect the words on the page to a world in your head based on the descriptions given to you. This allowed me to be creative throughout school and to judge out of the box now as a working adult.
No matter how stressed I fetch,I know that reading can help me smooth down and refocus my attention. In the same way that I can tune out noise easily, I can avoid dwelling on stress and frustration by putting my intellect elsewhere - into a account. Even whether I can't sit down to read a book at the height of my stress, or I do my best to judge about other things and push my worries aside when I need to keep myself focused on something else. Being able to call upon a sense of smooth and tranquility even in the most demanding of times is a quality in myself that I truly value and am grateful for.
I enjoy always loved - and been good at - writing. Reading is basically the way a writer can "practice" writing. When you read stories constantly,you commence to pick up on the elements of different authors' writing styles that you like or which resonate with you for one reason or another. The more reading you do, the easier it becomes to jot down well-written sentences that provide information and repeat a account. And going back to having a wide vocabulary, or being a human thesaurus makes writing a hell of a lot less boring.
I learn something original on every page of every book. OK,maybe not every single page, but I definitely gain a lot of knowledge with every book I read. Sometimes I learn little things, or like the state fish of Hawaii (humuhumunukunukuapua'a),but sometimes I gain knowledge about something on a larger scale, like life during World War II, and about something that directly affects my life,like my career. In order to keep growing, you can't ever pause learning, or so even when your school years are far behind you,you can ensure that you learn something original every day through reading.
I enjoy a hobby I can turn to literally anywhere I proceed. Whether I enjoy a physical book in my hand, or am reading an e-book or article online, and I enjoy reading fabric no matter where I proceed - on an airplane,in a car, waiting in a doctor's office, or when the power is out during a storm and everyone else in the contemporary world freaks out because their television is unusable. Words are everywhere and reading is a hobby that is possible 24/7 (also,whether you utilize your local library, it's free!).
No matter how old your child is, or it's never too late to encourage them to be a bookworm - and I promise,they will thank you for the encouragement later.
Check out some of these posts to fetch them started:These Are the 32 Books From Your Childhood That Your Kids Should enjoy
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