THE FUTURE OF READING

CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION

TYPES OF READERS IN OUR SOCIETY

CREATIVE READING

EDUCATION SYSTEM IN SCHOOLS (OLD)

EDUCATION SYSTEM IN SCHOOLS (NEW]

LIBRARY

BENEFITS OF READING

INTERNET USED FOR INFORMATION

SOCIAL READING

READING OPPORTUNITIES

ELECTRONIC READING

CONTENT + DEVICE = READING EXPERIENCE

WORLD BOOK DAY

INTRODUCTION

• Reading is a way of getting information from something that is written. Reading involves recognising the symbols that make up alanguage. Reading and hearing are the two most common ways to get information. Information gained from reading can includeentertainment, especially when reading fiction or humor.

• Reading by people is mostly done from paper. Stone, or chalk on a blackboard, or ink on a whiteboard can also be read. Computer displays can be read.

• Reading can be something that someone does by themself or they can read aloud. This could be done to benefit other listeners. It could also be done to help concentrate.

TYPES OF READERS IN OUR SOCIETY• Highly engaged readers: They have a love of

reading, always have at least one book ‘on the go’ and take their reading a step or more further by participating in book clubs/reading groups, reading or contributing to literary blogs or other material online, attending literary festivals

• Regular readers: They also enjoy reading and read regularly or fairly regularly.

• Occasional readers: They quite enjoy reading but they do not read on a regular basis and might tend to read books that have come highly recommended.

• Unenthusiastic readers (rather than non-readers): People who are able to read competently but don’t enjoy it very much and don’t choose to read books. Their preference may be to read newspapers or magazines.

CREATIVE READING• IT PROVIDES A ‘HOOK’ THAT EVERYONE UNDERSTANDS – NEITHER WORTHY

NOR ELITIST, IT HAS THE POTENTIAL TO DRAW EVERYONE IN

• IT CAN INVOLVE AND ENCOURAGE PEOPLE WHO LACK SOME READING SKILLS BY PROMOTING AUDIO BOOKS, TELLING ONE’S OWN STORIES, IDENTIFYING NEW FORMS OF NARRATIVE

• IT CAN INVOLVE CHILDREN THROUGH TO OLD PEOPLE – ALL HAVE STORIES TO TELL AND LISTEN TO AND THE STORIES THAT SPAN GENERATIONS ARE SEEN AS SOME OF THE MOST FASCINATING.

Education System In Schools (Old)

Children in schools were taught chapters with the help of chalk and blackboard.

The were also taught using books.

Children could not understand their topics easily.

Education System In Schools(new)

In, 2007 there was a new way of learning. It changed the world of reading

Children started learning using audio visuals.

This made studies easier for them.

Libraries

• A library is a place where many books are kept.

• Most libraries are public and let people take the books to use in their home.

• Most libraries let people borrow books for several weeks.

• Other libraries keep famous or rare books. 

BENEFITS OF READING

• RELAXATION

• ESCAPISM

• BROADENING HORIZONS

• STIMULATING THE MIND

• GAINING KNOWLEDGE

• EMPATHY AND EMOTIONAL CONNECTION

• APPRECIATING ONE’S OWN GOOD FORTUNE

• INSPIRING

• RAISING SELF-ESTEEM

INTERNET USED FOR READING INFORMATION

The ‘homework’ pack provided participants with information that they could supplement by looking at sites on the internet.

Indeed, much of this information signposted them to sites that promoted reading in some form on the web.

Some in each group looked into all or some of these sites though rather fewer than visited the library or talked to their friends and family.

SOCIAL READING• A couple of people felt that poetry

slams looked interesting, possibly as a family activity

• The concept of book crossing grabbed the imagination of a small number and led to an enthusiasm for the idea of exchanging books

• A number of participants seemed to derive much satisfaction from talking to others about reading and a couple found they had reawakened a desire to read in others

Reading Opportunities

Books might be made available in new settings

Audio book room/booths in coffee shops, libraries, book shops

Books or other material in restaurants and other public places

Book store concessions in coffee shops, supermarkets etc.

ELECTRONIC READING

Reading on screens, especially on small, dedicated e-reading devices such as the Kindle and the Sony Reader, is causing ripples of interest and unrest in the reading population.

 Reading on a screen is slower than reading print on paper

e-reading has reinvigorated their interest in reading and the frequency with which they read

CONTENT + DEVICE = READING EXPERIENCE

• A GOOD READING EXPERIENCE INVOLVES CONTENT, WHICH CAN BE UNDERSTOOD AS THE BRIDGE OR SYNAPSE BETWEEN THE MIND OF THE AUTHOR AND THE MIND OF THE READER, AND THE DEVICE, PULPY OR PLASTIC, BULKY OR SVELTE.

• BOTH THE CONTENT AND THE DEVICE SEEM TO BE IN A PHASE OF WILD EXPERIMENTATION.

• THE SIZE AND TYPE OF SCREEN USED, THE BATTERY LIFE, THE WIRELESS NETWORK, THE FILE FORMAT, AND OTHER BASIC BUILDING BLOCKS ARE ALL IN A STATE OF FLUX.

WORLD BOOK DAY

• World Book Day or World Book and Copyright Day is a yearly event on 23 April, organized by UNESCO to promote reading, publishing and copyright.

• In the United Kingdom, the day is instead recognised on the first Thursday in March.

• World Book Day was celebrated for the first time on 23 April 1995.

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