A common stereotype that resounds with most people is that those who read regularly for pleasure must be smarter than those who do not, but the question is whether or not there is any truth to this. The fact is that reading books and children’s books on a regular basis does utilize parts of the brain that all too often do not get enough exercise, specifically our imagination. Having a strong imagination is a trait that every person possessed at one time in their life and was strongest during their early childhood, but somehow along the way it vanished or became overshadowed by all the stress and worries in life. Imagination is a quality that affects one’s intelligence, without imagination it is impossible to produce art and very hard to know complex mathematics, chemistry and physics. Imagination is what produces innovation and from that success, but there are few ways in which people can exercise their imaginative potential. Business, engineering, art, architecture, drama and many other professions heavily rely on imagination and those who know how to regularly exercise their imagination can easily succeed in a modern world where imagination has truly become a rarity.

Reading books is an vital way people use and nurture their imagination, whether someone reads non-fiction or fiction, or even comic books the practice of reading makes the same effect. So the answer to whether or not the stereotype is right, that believes regular readers are smarter than people who do not read, is a hard question to answer; this is because regular reading may not increase one’s I.Q. but it may increase an individual’s propensity towards success. Regardless of whether or not reading makes people smarter, it is an vital practice and it is certainly entertaining. There are many benefits and it’s a excellent thought for anyone to read as much as they can.

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The concept of kid’s books and book reports for most people probably brings back memories from middle school or high school, being forced by your teacher to read a book you did not care about and then expecting you to write a well thought out report about it. Book reports are really an vital exercise in instilling in people an appreciation for reading and an understanding of storytelling. The reason that memories of childhood book reports are, for the most part, terrible ones is that the school district or in some cases the teacher picks the book the students will read and report on from a list of acceptable books that somebody has published. Most of these books, although masterworks and highly acclaimed, are not fascinating in the least to the common adolescent reader. Children of this age are not interested in learning life lessons while reading, they want to be entertained by a book that is written to do nothing more than entertain. Introducing an adolescent to fantastic literature is certainly a noble cause, but it should not be surprising that many kids do not really care about the deep meaning that needs to be understood and derived from a fantastic piece of work.

A college English or literature class is perhaps a more suitable venue for introducing students to the fantastic literary masterworks and asking them to read and dissect a narrative. Middle school and high school students would be far more engaged and better served if they were questioned to pick their own titles and provide a book report for them. Although the fantastic concepts and insights of a real piece of literature would be lacking, introducing the student to the practice of reading a book in a more detailed manner would still provide them with a strong foundation to later be able to take on fantastic novels.

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Before the days of ebooks and the ereader, everybody has memories of their favorite childhood books, memories of reading them with their parents and then first attempting to read them on their own. Perhaps you have memories of introducing those same books to a younger brother or sister, son or daughter and watching their faces light up with the same interest yours did. Children’s books make the beginning of a like for literature and a strong and creative imagination in young minds. There is hardly an experience more exciting than introducing a young child to reading and it is incredible how early in a child’s life books can be stimulating and fascinating. Many infants as young as two or three months are visibly entertained by books; the reading of the words by their parents accompanied by the colorful pictures on the pages, it nearly seems like human literary history has made an appreciation of books and reading that resides deep in our subconscious. This appreciation of tales can even be seen in the most well loved forms of entertainment today, movies and television. Movies and television shows are nothing more than books with the imagination taken from the viewer and placed in a predetermined format on a movie or television sceen. Our like of tales seems to run so deep that, although reading is no longer a very well loved form of entertainment, storytelling is still king, as evidenced by the billion dollar yearly industry movies provide.

It is certainly an fascinating evolution from a child’s innate appreciation of picture books to the adult like of film and movies. Although movies can never come close to providing the same depth and experience that a excellent book can, movies do help preserve the storytelling tradition that has existed in our culture from the time tales were transmitted only by the spoken word and remained in existence only through human memory.

Before the days when you could download ebooks, I will always remember my mother reading to me as a child. The words that she spoke painted a picture in my mind of far off kingdoms and adventures that a small child could only but only dream. As I grew into an adult, this like of reading stayed with me as a way to escape into a world that was all my own. If my day was particularly terrible, curling up with a excellent book next to a warm fire was my way to forget my troubles and concerns, if only for a while.

As adults, it our responsibility to encourage children not only to read but to instill a like of reading so that they have the opportunity to expand their mind, not to mention their vocabulary, with age appropriate reading material. With a child that does not readily take to reading, it is not so vital what they read so much as it is that they read. Fitting them with a tale that will capture their imagination is the key and while we want to see them reading books to improve their school grades, it is more vital for them to delve into the world of dragons and adventure if that is where their interest lies. Even a simple tale that encourages vocabulary and right grammar will teach them vital lessons, which then carries over to schoolwork.

Building a like of books and reading with a child is probably one of the most vital lessons we can share with the next generation. The simple act of reading to a child and helping them choose a tale to fire the imagination will build in them a lifetime like of books and will encourage creativity and a children’s ability to learn about the world around him.