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Academic & Social

Skills Insights

By Rifka Schonfeld, Director of S.O.S.
(Strategies For Optimum Success)
Q: My son simply hates reading. He search shows that people who ex-
is on grade level and has no problem ercise their brains through reading,
reading, but he just doesn’t see the crossword puzzles, or playing a mu-
point. I personally really enjoy read- sical instrument have a lesser chance
ing and so does my husband. He al- of developing Alzheimer’s disease
ways asks me, “What is it good for?” later in life.
I try to tell him all sorts of things, but
Expanded knowledge and vocabu-
reading good for? lary. Reading is one of the best ways
to expand your knowledge and word
base. This not only helps you do bet-
ter in all subjects in school, it also
answer – especially depending on helps you speak more intelligently on
- a day-to-day basis. Aside from career

for a child to understand. Either way,
here are some of the ways that read- people enjoy being around those
ing can improve your life: they feel they can learn from.

Brain exercise. Reading keeps your The human brain

passively listening to those around
you or exercising physical muscles, When you read, you create new “vel-
reading gets your mind working and
- stuck. In other words, the more you