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2. Reading makes you utilize your
brain, which in turn:
▪ improves concentration
▪ improves ability to pay attention
▪ improves ability to focus for
longer periods of time
1. Reading is a complex mental task.

3. He suffered from a reading disorder and had a really hard
time with school. He never gave up, and later became an
outrageously successful inventor.
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4. ▪ Making time for books everyday
improves discipline and is shown to be
personally rewarding over time.
▪ Reading helps you to use and even
improve your memory by remembering
details, characters, plots, and more.
2. Reading improves discipline and
memory.

5. He had a really hard time with reading and suffered from
dyslexia (a learning disorder that affects reading).
He went on to become one of the most influential and
innovative people in the entertainment field as we know it.
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6. ▪ Reading more expands the amount of
knowledge you have.
▪ More knowledge leads to higher
confidence.
▪ Higher confidence boosts self-esteem.
3. Reading builds self-esteem.

7. - Hellen Keller was deaf and blind.
- She was the first deaf and blind person to attend and graduate
college.
- She also wrote and published over 12 books.
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8. ▪ Reading about new things challenges
your brain to think in new ways.
▪ Reading helps to develop the creative
side of the brain by exposing it to
unique or unfamiliar ideas.
4. Reading improves creativity.

9. - He skipped 9th and 11th grade.
- He entered college at the age of 15.
- He got his PhD at the age of 25.
- He wrote multiple books and speeches.
- He was also one of the youngest men to ever win the Nobel
Peace Prize.
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10. ▪ Reading challenging books will expose
you to many new words.
▪ With the help of a dictionary and
context clues, you will be able to build
your vocabulary in no time.
5. Reading improves vocabulary.

11. - He is an American politician who is the 44th and current president of United
States.
- He wrote 30 books.
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12. ▪ Reading strengthens and improves
imagination by putting the brain in new
situations.
▪ Our brain processes descriptions by
putting them into mental pictures.
▪ This also reduces boredom and
enhances activity.
6. Reading inceases imagination.

13. - She overcame many difficult aspects of life to rise to the top.
- She was named the 11th most powerful woman in the world by Forbes
magazine.
- She started her own book club, which is immensely popular today.
- She has her own popular magazine.
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“I love books! I think
books open windows to
the world for all of us.”

14. ▪ Reading gives you an insight into
diversity and other cultures.
▪ It teaches you about people, places,
and events outside of your own
experiences.
▪ It teaches you about different beliefs
and ways of life that may be new to
7. Reading broadens your horizons.

15. - He is also loves reading books.
* 2/3 of 8th graders do not read at a proficient level.
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16. ▪ Reading helps us to develop empathy by
allowing us to feel what our characters feel and
put ourselves in someone else' shoes.
▪ It also builds a strong sense of compassion.
▪ Reading establishes a better understanding of
human nature.
8. Reading helps develop a strong sense of
character.

17. - He is also fond of reading.
- He was cast Ron Weasley at the age of 11.
- From 2001-2011, he starred in all eight Harry Potter films.
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18. ▪ It doesn't just improve English/Language
Arts, or even history. Avid readers got
better grades across all subjects, even
math.
▪ Avid readers also are known to get
better grades throughout middle, high
school, and college.
9. Reading improves school
performance.

19. - He is an American actor and filmmaker. He has won three
Golden Globe Awards for his work as an actor, and two Academy
Awards, one for acting and the other for producing.
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20. ▪ You speak thousands of words
everyday.
▪ Many people write something everyday.
▪ Avid readers find it easier to
communicate because of their expanded
vocabularies and practice of vocabulary
through reading.
10. Words are our everyday tools.

21. - He loves reading, too.
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22. by Francis Bacon
“Reading makes a full
man.”