How to Make Your Reading Fun

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Reading is Fun!



If you were banished to a desert

island, and you could only take

one thing with you, would it be a

book?

A recent survey in the Netherlands: 43% would take their TV set with them, 17%

the radio, and 17% a stack of magazines. But no one mentioned taking a book.

Which is strange, because a book has everything.



Objectives

1. Reading Statistics:

• The World• Malaysia

2. 10 Ways to Make Your Reading

More Fun

3. Reading as a Culture

4. Conclusion



1.0 Reading Statistics

1.1 The World

The average student learns about

3,000 words per year in the early

school years (8 words per day)

1/3 of high school graduates never

read another book for the rest of their lives

42% of college graduates never

read another book after college

More than 20% of adults read at orbelow a fifth-grade level

44 million adults in the U.S. can't

read well enough to read a simple

story to a child





1.2 Malaysia (cont’)

93% of Malaysian are able to

read

Only 29% Malaysians use the

library

22% develop their reading

ability via TV/Video medium

instead of book



These data and statistics certainly put

on view of the danger our society today

will be facing if reading habit continues

to deteriorate in the future.



2.0 10 Ways to Make Your Reading More Fun!





2. Judge a book by it’s cover

Contrary to popular saying, always judge a book by it’s cover.



OR these?



3. Take your time

Take a break if it's getting too frustrating or

tedious. Especially if the storyline is too heavy,

you might want to read it in stages and digest

everything in one page at the time



4. Make it as a gift

Everything is more exciting dressed in

wrapping paper and a bow.



5. Read it out loud

Speak in different voices for different characters, and voice their

emotions. It may sound childish, but it usually works.



6. Book VS Movie

In my opinion, it's best to read the book before you watch the

movie. However, if you've already watched the movie, you can

picture the characters and scenery as shown in the film. That's

always fun to do!



7. Choose your book well

You can choose your favorite genre; chick flicks, comedy, black

comedy, fiction, non-fiction, fantasy, biography etc. Suitable fonts,

illustration, colors, type of papers.



8. Imagination is the key!

Let your imagination run wild.



9. Reading buddy

Find a friend that shared the same interest with you – you

can share the reviews of the books, open up to different

authors or genre based on your friends’ suggestions.



10. Encourage others

Your family and friendsand try to cultivate

reading habits from an

early stage.



3.0 Reading as a Culture

As lone individuals, we cannot reverse

this trend towards non-reading, norrefashion Malaysian culture (to make it

more bookish in the manner of Japan or

Europe), nor remake our educational

system to remedy its shortcomings.

What Can We Do?

Of course, to begin with, adults might

actually pay attention to the way their

offspring spend time in front of the TV.

Reading should always start at home.

Youngster needs to be introduced to

the idea of reading is fun.

Always bring your book along with you

(use technology like e-books).



If we genuinely wish to raise a generation of readers

(the kind that will pour over books, even at night and under the blankets),

then grown-ups need to show the alternative.



4.0 Conclusion

1. There are ways to make reading

fun and interesting

2. Reading habits should start as early

as possible



If the books are too

expensive, borrow

from your friends.

If you cannot find

the suitable time to

read, do it while you

are on stand

(waiting).

If you are really

busy, make an effort

to read a couple of

pages a day.

Hopefully, the world

will discover the

beauty of words

again.

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How to Make Your Reading Fun