Wednesday, October 3, 2012

The effects of a great book!




Summer reading may be over but reading throughout the school year has more than just good grades  associated with it.  Research shows that an immersive read, regardless of the type of book, can result in an immediate mental insight boost.

How could that be?

1)   As you picture the scenes from each chapter your visualization skills sharpen.

2)   A workout for your brain as memory and focus come together to organize the incoming details as you read.

3)  Critical thinking heightens as you begin evaluating what your are absorbing from the content.
Individuals who read books that engage their minds regularly reap the long term benefits such as,
feeling more compassionate and empathetic within one month.  Having your children read opens their minds to different views, opinions, experiences and places that help them put themselves in other people’s shoes to 
see other aspects of life.

3) Want to be 52% less likely to develop cognitive impairment?  According to a study in the Journal of Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences, a theory for this statistic is that reading activates the neural pathways that lessen with age.

Reading each night with children encourages reading habits that last long after the dismissal bell.  




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