Benefits of

Reading
Culture
 OPENING QUESTIONS
• Where lies our reading culture today?
• How many of us read what should be read?
• How can a nation grow if its citizens do not
read?
• How can we lead the world if we do not read?
• How can we lunch ourselves into the future, if
we do not read?
• How do we learn from history if we do not
read?
• “WHEN READING IS NOT
WELL AND ALIVE IN A
NATION, ITS GENERATIONS
GROW WEAK, BAFFLED
AND CUT FROM THEIR
ROOTS”
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 WHAT READING IS
•CONCEPTS…BEYOND JUST READING
•MEETING AUTHORS IN THE LIBRARY
•GETTING VALUES FROM BOOKS
•GROWING BRAIN, SOUL AND BODY
•It is the source of a nation’s
wealth.
•Reading leads to discovery
•Discovery leads to
realization
Books make you travel without moving your
feet.”
“I read a book one day and my whole life
was changed.”
•When I have a little
money,
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•I buy BOOKS;

•and if I have any left, I

buy food and clothes.”
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 “I find television very
educating. Every time
somebody turns on the set,
I go into the other room and
read a BOOK.”
“ There are no faster
or firmer
friendships than
those formed
between people
who love the same
BOOKS.”
 BOOKS:
 SPEAKS with you.

 SITS with you.

 EXPOSES you to realities.

 GIVES you knowledge.

 TALKS to you in solitude.

 SAVES you from ignorance.

 BUILDS you intellectually.

 KEEPS you above others.

 ENGAGES your time for good.

 DISCUSSES with you to

decide.

 ADVISES you on the right

cause.

 TRANSPORTS you to a higher

realm.

 WELCOMES you to the world

around you

 GUIDES to the right cause.

 THE SETBACKS…why are people not
reading?

• ASCENDANCE OF ENTERTAINMENT/COMEDY
• MATERIALISM/YAHOO…no job?
• TIME WASTING …SM, SPORTS, ETC.
• WEAKENING VALUES…ATTITUDE, integrity,
scholarship?
• CULTURAL FACTORS…
READING Habits

•3-4 weeks/21 days…

•Consistency
•Start simple
Reading Habits:
• Reading…action of a person who reads
• Habits …product of this action or learning
• Tool for development of personality and mental
capacity
• Setting time is necessary for effective reading habits
• Know reading techniques…scanning, intensive,
extensive
Benefits of Reading
• Makes you empathetic
• Makes you healthy
• Reduces stress
• Sleeps better
• Improves memory
• Critical thinking skills
• Richer vocabs….best expression
HOW?
• Mental readiness
• Daily timing…pages, days
• Reading Goal
• Booklist
• Reading speed
• Tools to aid reading
• Reading club/partner
Practical step
• Book for the Month
• Reading Day
• Reading club
• Personal Library
• Promoting the book
• Acting the Book
REDISCOVERING PATH
 SCHEDULE A TIME

 READ FOR PLEASURE

 GO DIGITAL

 SET A GOAL
 A(LWAYS) B(E) R(EADING) AROUND YOUR LIFE SITUATION .

 TRAIN, DINING, HOSPITAL, OFFICE, …OTHERS WASTING TIME

 FORM AND JOIN BOOK CLUB

 REWARD READING
WHY YOU MUST READ
• Grow Neurons…To accomplish the impossible…by building up the
brain reading muscle.
• Grow intellectual
• Grow academics
• Grow socials
• Grow financial
• Grow Experience
• Get Scholarship and opportunities
• etc
WORKPLAN FOR READING

•Select Book For Reading

•Discuss Read Books
•Consciously Read at least 2 pages daily
 THE PARABLE

Like an Ass
CONCLUSION
• Verily books are like humans!
• You need a Mentor
• Information Overload
• Readers are leaders.
• The Nation needs Readers
TEENS’ READING CODE
 OPEN A BOOK, open a World.
 Open a book; Read a book
 Buy a book; Give a book.
 Buy a BOOK, increase your wealth.
 Read a Book, feed your brain
 Have a Library, Stuck the Books
 Write a Book, leave a legacy
 Write a book, Keep a book.
 Work your book; ask your book.
 Walk your Book, be the leader
THANK YOU FOR LISTENING