Reading enters you into a whole different world. Maybe this is why I have such trouble with it. I get very distracted when I read, a whenever I do read at a sitting, I can never keep my eyes in the book for more than 2 minutes. Really that's how bad it is. But I guess why I'm like that is because I feel like there's something else in the "real world" that I'm missing out on. The result of this feeling is a lack of reading.
Reading takes time, and for some it takes effort. Mostly it just takes practice. But despite my resistance to reading, I find that it should be an aquired desire. Reading helps so much, and most Americans find that this is their weakest point when it comes to achedemics. Looking at the average test scores for the SAT, the lowest of them is in fact reading.
Reading is so important, and this is why it should be developed at an early age, so that when people get older, they don't resist it so much. I'm starting to read a little bit more, but would probably not take even a 20 min. period to do so. It's pretty sad, and I would venture to guess that many other U.S. teenagers feel the same way about reading that I do.
I know a lot of people who do like to read though. Kudos to them, lol. I'm Jealous!
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When I was young, my fondest thing was not reading. I was distracted as well. I have found as I have ventured into a career change that excites me, I can read and retain this subject so much better now. I think it is the spark of interest in what you are reading that helps with this. I could be wrong but have found it true for myself.
haha I read constantly ...I burn through about a book a week or so...but I've learned that it's not for everyone...I get distracted too...but by reading...I get lost in the books, take on the roles...I guess reading is just my reprieve from reality and I've learned to get sucked into it...but it does really help with the grades
I used to read a lot when I was growing up. I got to the point where I was reading a book a day. I didn't want anything else. I pretty much got lost in the book I was reading. I agree with you that you should start reading when you are younger because I'm older now and it's hard for me to pick up a book due to a busy schedule. I get the feeling too that I'm missing out on something now and I need to get things done. My reading level has dropped a lot since then. So definitely I would encourage anyone to start younger and to maintain their level of reading because the older you get the harder it is.
Not a day goes by that I'm not thankful for my mom teaching me to read when I was two. I've been absolutely adicted to the written word since then. It takes me off to a different world, and I come back with valuable lessons learned and a few more words to add to my vocabulary.
But I've noticed that it takes a certain mentality for people to easily get lost in books and to enjoy reading to its fulest. A lot of people just aren't capable of visualizing the story in their minds, and thus they can't get as interested.
Yes, everyone should learn to like reading from a young age, but for some people, I think that love of reading can only get so far, while for others, it goes on endlessly. It's all in the way a person't mind works.
I can keep my eyes on the page for more than two minutes but I want to become a reader! There are books I want to read and I know I should read but I can't get in to the habit. I guess it takes time, right? You can do it! WE can do it! I should get on it because I'm going to start college this fall and it won't be easy if I'm lazy about reading! Good luck!