The Hans India, By: L Sailaja Kumar, The more that you read, the more things you will know.The more that you learn; the more places you'll go.” There was this famous journalist who started collecting coins as hobby and it took him all the way to London! You never know, when you are passionately in love with stamps, books, coins, shells or beads, the passion will show you a new way which nobody ever tread before.. A child who grows up reading is definitely enriched as a young person. He/she automatically takes to reading. If the habit of reading is formed during an early age, reading soon becomes the person’s hobby.We are introduced to the concept of reading at a very early age. It remains with us in different forms throughout our life. School-life begins with books. For some, books are our close companions in the youth. Reading continues to remain the favourite pastime of a large number of people even during their old age. There are different styles of reading for different situations. The technique you choose will depend on the purpose for reading. For example, you might be reading for enjoyment, information, or to complete a task. If you are exploring or reviewing, you might skim a document. If you're searching for information, you might scan for a particular word. To get detailed information, you might use a technique such as SQ4R (Survey, Question, Read, Recite, Relate and Review). You need to adjust your reading speed and technique depending on your purpose. Skimming is used to quickly identify the main ideas of a text. When you read the newspaper, you're probably not reading it word-by-word; instead you're scanning the text. Skimming is done at a speed three to four times faster than normal reading. People often skim when they have lots of material to read in a limited amount of time. Scanning is a technique you often use when looking up a word in the telephone book or dictionary. You search for key words or ideas. In most cases, you know what you're looking for, so you're concentrating on finding a particular answer. Scanning involves moving your eyes quickly down the page seeking specific words and phrases. All said and done, if reading improves your reasoning skills, develops your capabilities to understand various objectives and their possible solutions at once, better be a ‘reader’Source: The Hans India, Image: photobucket.com
