The Possibilities of Reading With the rise of technology, television and Internet use have grown quickly. Most students go home and watch television for an average of two hours. They also browse the Internet for entertainment, which sometimes does not involve reading. The time it takes to watch television and to surf the Internet could be spent reading. Limited exposure to reading can have harmful effects on learning because, with visual media, students are merely being entertained. They are not gaining much knowledge.

Although technology has certainly changed how people live, it does not make reading less interesting. Reading books, whether fiction or nonfiction, requires a little bit more effort. This is because books have to be actively read instead of being watched, like television. Despite the effort needed for books, reading is definitely worth the time. It provides students with a varied vocabulary. This allows them to communicate with other people now and in the future. In addition, reading helps students to perform better in school and on tests because they can comprehend what the text means.

Reading books does not mean that students can no longer have fun. Rather, it is just a different form of entertainment. With reading, students are being entertained as well as learning.

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