Dr. D. MURUGANANTHAM Principal, Vandayar College of Education, Thanjavur.
The books that you read play an important role in your up-bringing as they are your guide for the journey of life. This point demonstrates the phrase ‘you become what you read’ perfectly. A good book can unfold you into a beer person. It can enhance your emotional development, social involvement, cultural awareness and industrial intelligence. By reading you can discover your hidden self and also can evaluate your personal development. It’s a tricky path to negotiate, but the beginning of the school year is the time to help your teen establish a good study routine.
Benefits of reading : Reading habit not only develops vocabulary, writing skills and confidence in speech but also broaden imagination. It helps deal with the increasingly complex world of growing adolescence, particularly if parents, teachers, librarians provide opportunities to discuss how others have found solutions to problems.
How to do?: Understanding what motivates teens to read will help you put the right book in the right hands at the right time for the right reason. Reviewing peer reading and understanding your own reading habits, preferences , plans and motivations helps find the books that will fuel their passion.
To Sum-up, To conclude, reading is the most effective investment as it helps you grow into an inspiring, creative and intelligent person. So always keep reading because the person who doesn’t read when he can, is no different from the person who can’t read at all.