COMMUNICATION AND ADOPTION 3(3+0)

Lesson 18 : Reading Skills

Importance

For effective communication reading is an important skill. It is a skill that can be developed and mastered.

Why is reading important?

• Reading enriches the inner world of a person, improves grammar and spelling.
• Through reading people learn to understand different ways of thinking and feelings of other people, become more flexible and open-minded.
• Avid readers not only read and write better than those who read less, but also process information faster.
• As a result, avid readers have a broader outlook, are quicker to analyze facts and find connections between seemingly unrelated ideas.
• A reader has better skills for comprehending, analyzing, understanding, responding, and, finally, learning from what he or she reads.

As a result, it is easier for good readers to get used to new and unfamiliar circumstances or ideas. They are easier to communicate with, and have higher chances to succeed in both professional and personal life.