4. “The only reason I am here and not in prison
is because of that woman. I was a loser, but
she showed me the power of reading.”
Gary Paulsen, writing about his librarian
5. “If you want your children to be brilliant, read
them fairly tales.
If you want them to be geniuses, read them
more fairy tales.”
Albert Einstein
7. The power of reading
Reading for pleasure has been revealed as the
most important indicator of the future
success of a child.
"Literacy Changes Lives: An Advocacy Resource." National Literacy Trust. Web. 02 Nov. 2011.
8. The power of reading
Children and teenagers
who read for pleasure on
a daily or weekly basis score
better on reading tests than
infrequent readers. Frequent
readers also score better on writing
tests than infrequent readers.
Patterson, Proust, and the power of pleasure reading. (February 2008). Reading Today, 25(4), 18.
10. People who read for pleasure…
are more likely to own their own homes.
11. People who read for pleasure…
are more likely to think that their
communities are safe.
12. People who read for pleasure…
are more likely to participate
in their communities.
13. People who don’t read for pleasure
- are less likely to vote
- are more likely to live in overcrowded housing
- are more likely to smoke
- are less likely to have children
- are more likely to experience divorce
14. The power of reading
“Through reading we are no longer limited by
the confines of our lives, our perceptions, our
thinking.”
Patterson, Proust, and the power of pleasure reading. (February 2008). Reading Today, 25(4), 18.
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