Butterfly in the sky
I can go twice as high
Take a look
It’s in a book
A Reading Rainbow
I can go anywhere
Friends to know
And ways to grow
A Reading Rainbow
I can be anything
Take a look
It’s in a book
A Reading Rainbow
A Reading Rainbow
Can you guess where this article is heading?
Every other day at The Study Hut Tutoring, we have our students do reading assignments to further enhance their educational experience with us. This is usually the time we hear the most complaints we ever hear from our students – “Reading is boring”, “Reading sucks”, “Why are we doing this? I suck at reading.” (They consider this activity to be a form of torture! Oh my!)
Students, reading should be entertaining! When I talk to the kids who say “reading sucks” about what books that they have read, they usually tell me the name of a book that’s required reading for school. This shows me that they really haven’t delved into the many different kinds of writing, and it disappoints me. I’m not completely gaga about reading, but I do enjoy reading books for my pleasure and enrichment, and I believe that all students should as well.
What I’m basically telling students is – don’t blow off reading because the books you read in school weren’t fun. Reading can be fun if you chose the right book that suits your preferences. Reading isn’t just about reading difficult Shakespeare sonnets, it’s about enjoying the wonderful world of magic, mayhem, and fantasy (i.e. the Harry Potter and The Lord of the Ring series). Go, read, and broaden your perspectives with these great literary treasures!
And lastly, parents, show your children the path to enlightenment and adventure through books. They’ll thank you (albeit, not now, but soon enough) and you’ll be thanking yourself (and me) if they become a Pulitzer prize winning author in the future!! 🙂
