The Power of Reading
One of the Malcolm X famous quotes states “Education is the passport to the future, for tomorrow belongs to those who prepare for it”. Reading was the key of success of Malcom X’s achievements; books were his best friend during the time he was in prison, he enriched his acumen through reading and searching for vocabulary words. Reading is the ultimate proficiency children must have in order to succeed; in fact parents should encourage their children to read in order to improve their academic skills, logical cognitive ability, and language skills.
Myriad studies have revealed that children who have begun to read in early ages have a high possibility to do well scholastically. According to the Matthew Effect of reading, “early learning in reading leads to increasing success in life; conversely, some other kids are poor readers will have difficulties catching up or some never do” (n.d.). As this analysis indicates, there are some kids that are improving, and some that are struggling. In our modern society, children do not like to read; books are available at school, public libraries, book stores, online free book (Kindle) or even at home, unfortunately they do not take advantage of it to fulfill their intelligence. Academically, having a strong reading skill is the result of having good vocabulary kills, proper spelling and grammar, the ability to write good paper, which can increase the statewide test scores. Books should be not only students’ best friend, but also children’s best friend just like Malcolm X; in addition, Malcolm X is a perfect influence on education where he did not even know how to write on a straight line, but he gained a purpose through reading, which turned out to be successful (RA, 211-12). As Malcolm X a good influence for education based on reading, children should read in order to progress academically.
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