This was sent to me when I joined an online reading group. I know many here are avid readers and have children who are avid readers. I just liked what it has to say.
Research shows that avid readers:
� read better, write better and concentrate better
� are quicker to see subtleties
� have an easier time processing new information
� have a better chance for a successful, fulfilling adult life
� have many interests and do well in a wide variety of subjects
� develop an ability to understand how other people think and feel
� acquire the ability to sift information and to understand how
unrelated facts can fit into a whole
� tend to be more flexible in their thinking and more open to new
ideas
� handle personal problems better without their schoolwork or
business work being affected
