Most men have learned to
read to serve a paltry convenience, as they have learned to cipher in order to keep accounts and not be cheated in trade; but of reading as a noble intellectual exercise they know little or nothing; yet this only is reading, in a high sense, not that which lulls us as a luxury and suffers the nobler faculties to sleep the while, but what we have to stand on tip-toe to read and devote our most alert and wakeful hours to.
Walden & on the Duty of Civil Disobedience
The succession of the questions that had just been
read to him, exactly followed the succession of the dreams that had terrified Mrs.
The Haunted Hotel
Great investors of our time like Steve Jobs
read to come up with the innovations he came up with.
Want to be successful? Read..
Most people are reading for passing exams, but there are some peoples who
read to get awareness.
The power of reading
To learn this skill, children need to practice their reading skills and parents must
read to their children and with their children, said USAID Mission Director Groarke.
USAID promotes reading on World Book Day through Pakistan reading project
| For more information about |Premier League Reading Stars, visit www.literacytrust.org.uk/premier-league-reading-stars For the 30 Ways In 30 Days |guide, visitleapfrog.com/en-gb/ products/reading-family tips to get your kids reading Set a daily time to
read to your |children and try to stick to it.
Lampard sets up goals for reading; The ex-England star and fellow pro footballers are kicking off a campaign to encourage children to pick up a book. Lisa Salmon finds out more
Trust director Jonathan Douglas said: "Our new research shows that one in six children don't read a book in a month, and we are worried that they will grow up to be the one in six adults who struggle with literacy to the extent that they
read to the level expected of an 11-year-old, or below.
One in six youngsters 'rarely read out of class'
When I was growing up in western Massachusetts, "reading" happened in two places: the classroom at my small independent school and at nighttime when my parents
read to my sister and me.
It's not what they're teachin' me in school: promoting boys' reading
AN OLD SAYING IN EDUCATION GOES, "Students learn to read in elementary school, and
read to learn in secondary school." But what if students arrive in middle school without having mastered simple vocabulary, decoding skills and comprehension, and can't read well?
Struggling readers: skilled readers emerge where reading in the content areas is taught and practiced
Some progressive states like Michigan have mandated that (students) be able to 'connect what they
read to their own lives' and other goals harmonious not just with skill development but true lifelong reading" (Daniels (2002, p.
Lit circles, collaboration and student interest
To mark National Book Month, Black Issues Book Review highlights efforts by African American athletes who encourage literacy and academic preparation through programs like the National Basketball Association's
Read to Achieve program.
Slam dunk: NBA dispatches its stars to be role models for literacy
operations Bruce Mosler, New York office head Ken Krasnow, and 32 of the company's brokerage and services professionals and administrative staff chose age appropriate books to
read to each class of students.
C & W does its schoolwork
We also would assume the child had been
read to over many years while looking at engaging pictures, cuddled up closely to someone he or she loves and trusts, and memorizing bits of stories he or she hears over and over again.
Music as language: sight playing through access to a complete musical vocabulary
Up to a point, this was OK, but he would also have liked to
read to himself and not spend so much time pronouncing words to others.
Factors which make expository reading difficult
And this fall, Chicago's public library system is asking every adult and adolescent to
read To Kill a Mockingbird.
Talk amongst yourselves: how book groups are brewing up community. (Cover Story)