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anonymous

Reading for pleasure builds empathy and improves wellbeing, research from The Reading A... - 4 views

readingagency.org.uk/...-the-reading-agency-finds.html

literacy Research Reading and empowerment

shared by anonymous on 17 Aug 15 - Cached
  • reading for pleasure can increase empathy, improve relationships with others, reduce the symptoms of depression and the risk of dementia, and improve wellbeing throughout life
  • strong evidence to show that reading for pleasure plays a vital role in improving educational outcomes
  • in the UK, reading levels are low among people of all ages: most children do not read on a daily basis and almost a third of adults don't read for pleasure
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  • reading for pleasure and empowerment
  • better parent-child communication
  • reduction of depression and dementia symptoms among adults.
  • people who choose to read, and enjoy doing so, in their spare time are more likely to reap all of these benefits
  • When I write a story I hope to beguile, to enchant, to bewitch, to perform an act of magic on and with my readers' imaginations.
  • The true aim of writing is to enable the reader better to enjoy life, or better to endure it'."
  • everything changes when we read
  • reading for pleasure has a dramatic impact on life outcomes
  • children who read for pleasure are happier, healthier and do better in life than those who don't
  • Crissi Blair on 17 Aug 15
     
    Research in UK into benefits of reading for pleasure
Jenny Whiting

Reading for pleasure puts children ahead in the classroom, study finds - Institute of E... - 7 views

www.ioe.ac.uk/...89938.html

reading research

shared by Jenny Whiting on 25 Nov 13 - No Cached
  • Jan Clothier on 25 Nov 13
     
    Findings of a British study that resonate strongly with Dr Cathy Wylie's keynote speech at the 2013 conference. Interesting to note the link between reading for pleasure and achievement in mathematics.
harrisonba26

Against YA: Adults should be embarrassed to read children's books. - 4 views

www.slate.com/..._to_read_children_s_books.html

teen reviews books readers advisory advocacy librarians

shared by harrisonba26 on 24 Jun 14 - No Cached
  • harrisonba26 on 24 Jun 14
     
    This is a very interesting article that appeared last week and has created a lot of comment online. There is quite a backlash against it including an article in the current Listener saying that there is no 'should' in reading for pleasure. I am firmly of the opinion that any reading is GOOD reading and won't apologise for what I read!
  • harrisonba26 on 24 Jun 14
     
    SLANZA Connected Librarians T2 2014
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