Why Is Reading so Important
June 7, 2013
is important reading
Reading is a complex cognitive process of decoding symbols in order to construct or derive meaning (reading comprehension). It is a means of language acquisition, of communication, and of sharing information and ideas. Like all language, it is a complex interaction between the text and the reader which is shaped by the reader’s prior knowledge, experiences, attitude, and language community which is culturally and socially situated. The reading process requires continuous practice, development, and refinement. Readers use a variety of reading strategies to assist with decoding (to translate symbols into sounds or visual representations of speech) and comprehension. Readers may use morpheme, semantics, syntax and context clues to identify the meaning of unknown words. Readers integrate the words they have read into their existing framework of knowledge or schema (schemata theory).Reading is the best thing that us human being can do for ourselves, because through reading we learn how to discover new ideas, vocabulary and concepts. We also have to consider that reading a newspaper or book we develop our analytical thinking so the brain is working and getting new knowledge for the rest of our life. However, there is a fact that a person who likes to read will be successful but a person that does not like read will fail in life because that is what the educational system suggests. Society is forcing people to improve their life or better to say our life, because life is harder day by day, that is why is important for us to prepare ourselves and the only way is to create a good reading habit. It is important to read because we share knowledge and opinions with each other; another consideration is that through reading we learn new words; reading can save us in order not to get lost.
is important reading
Reading is a complex cognitive process of decoding symbols in order to construct or derive meaning (reading comprehension). It is a means of language acquisition, of communication, and of sharing information and ideas. Like all language, it is a complex interaction between the text and the reader which is shaped by the reader’s prior knowledge, experiences, attitude, and language community which is culturally and socially situated. The reading process requires continuous practice, development, and refinement. Readers use a variety of reading strategies to assist with decoding (to translate symbols into sounds or visual representations of speech) and comprehension. Readers may use morpheme, semantics, syntax and context clues to identify the meaning of unknown words. Readers integrate the words they have read into their existing framework of knowledge or schema (schemata theory).Reading is the best thing that us human being can do for ourselves, because through reading we learn how to discover new ideas, vocabulary and concepts. We also have to consider that reading a newspaper or book we develop our analytical thinking so the brain is working and getting new knowledge for the rest of our life. However, there is a fact that a person who likes to read will be successful but a person that does not like read will fail in life because that is what the educational system suggests. Society is forcing people to improve their life or better to say our life, because life is harder day by day, that is why is important for us to prepare ourselves and the only way is to create a good reading habit. It is important to read because we share knowledge and opinions with each other; another consideration is that through reading we learn new words; reading can save us in order not to get lost.
Cited: Text book “reading and the communicative process” Reading. (www.concordiauniversityonline). Text book “reading and meaning” Nuttall, C. (1996). Teaching reading skills in a foreign language (2nd ed.). Oxford: Heinemann. Recommendations for further readings Bamford, J. and Day, R. R. (Eds.) (in press). Extensive reading activities for teaching language. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. Day, R. R. and Bamford, J. (1998). Extensive reading in the second language classroom. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. Eskey, D. E. (1995). Colloquium on research in reading in a second language. Paper presented at TESOL 1995 Conference, Long Beach, California. Fry, E. (1991). Ten best ideas for reading teachers. In E. Fry (Ed.), Ten best ideas for reading teachers (pp. 6-16). Menlo Park, Calif.: Addison-Wesley. Henry, J. (1995). If not now: Developmental readers in the college classroom. Portsmouth, NH: Boynton/Cook, Heinemann.