Reading is Essential

Reading should be a part of everyone’s life on a daily basis; whether it's a text book, fiction story, or non-fiction story. Reading can expand your vocabulary as well as you imagination.

I read for many reasons. I read because I have to study for my classes, I read as a hobby to do on my lunch break, I read because I am a pre-school teacher and I'm always looking for new things to excite them, and I also read because I read to my children. Whenever it is my turn to do the lesson plan in my classroom, I go to library and get a bunch of books to relate to my theme. I will sit in an inviting area and read the book and interest my children to come and read with me or grab a book of their own and they sit quietly and read books as well. Most of them can not read the words but children CAN read pictures. They look at the pictures and describe what they see and try to guess what the story line can be. Setting an example for these children is very important because I am learning that the children in these schools, children are suffering because they cannot read.

I would like to think that I am an avid reader. Sometimes I may go two weeks or more without reading a book other than my text books because I have to much studying to do. Most of the time I try to keep a fiction novel ready in case I am done with my school work. After I spend as much time as my brain and patience allows on school work, I curl up in my bed and read my book until I fall asleep.