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=**Why should we read? Here are some reasons.**= ** Kelly Gallagher’s 9 Reasons to Read ** •1) Reading is Rewarding •2) Reading Builds a Mature Vocabulary •3) Reading Makes You a Better Writer •4) Reading is Hard, and “Hard” is Necessary •5) Reading Makes You Smarter •6) Reading Prepares You for the World of Work •7) Reading Well is Financially Rewarding •8) Reading Opens the Door to College and Beyond •9) Reading Arms You Against Oppression

This is a 20/20 interview with Chris Gardner, the man depicted in "The Pursuit of Happyness." media type="youtube" key="58vkmQklbdU" height="181" width="249"

This is a Scott Simon interview with famous film producer Harvey Weinstein on National Public Radio (NPR) in which the producer talks about how important reading and writing to him. Please be aware there will be a :15 second sponsorship announcement before the interview begins. .[|Simon-Weinstein interview]

Here is a link to an essay by author Robert Penn Warren entitled "Why Do We Read Fiction?"

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 * I read a lot. I teach my students, not creative writing, but creative reading and it is still from my childhood. You take a text, you explore it, you enter it with all your heart and all your mind. And then you find clues that were left for you, really foredestined to be received by you from centuries ago. Generation after generation there were people who left clues, and you are there to collect them and, at one point, you understand something that you hadn't understood before. That is a reward, and as a teacher I do the same thing. When I realize there is a student there, in the corner, who understands, there is a flicker in the eye. That is the greatest reward that a teacher can receive.** Elie Wiesel, author of __Night__ and Nobel Prize Winner

Authors: Alice Ozma When Alice Ozma was in 4th grade, she and her father decided to see if he could read aloud to her for 100 consecutive nights. On the hundreth night, they shared pancakes to celebrate, but it soon became evident that neither wanted to let go of their storytelling ritual. So they decided to continue what they called "The Streak." Alice's father read aloud to her every night without fail until the day she left for college. Alice approaches this book as a series of vignettes about her relationship with her father and the life lessons learned from the books he read to her. Alice Ozma, a recent Rowan University graduate, currently lives in the Rittenhouse Square area of Philadelphia, PA. She is passionate about literature, education, and working with children. [|Search this site for the podcast of an interview with this author.] Thank you to Ms. Cummings for this great link!
 * "The Reading Promise"**