Reading while I was a child influenced me to read as a beginning teenager also. I used to always grab a book and read for fun. Most time I had no choice because there was this program called "AR". At school it was always for a grade. You would read many books and when you were done with one, you would take a test over it for a grade. I used to love the enthusiasm I had when I would grab a great, prodigious book and finish it because I'd always want to take it home and reread it over and over again. Then, when it was time to take a test I'd know the answers like the back of my hand!
Well many things change when you get older, you know? Now, I could care less to pick up a book and read it. Sometimes I can settle for less and choose a book that best interest me. Most of the time it's a mystery book or a book that is deeply filled with drama. Those types of books catch my attention more than a book about a pony that raced with other ponies! Yuck, right?! I'd absolutely fall asleep, dreading to read such a thing!
When I do read, many books progress my vocabulary. Lots of words I've never heard of are always popping up on me in an interesting book. Most times I see words that I don't know and I automatically think, "Wait a minute, I've got to look this word up and see what it's about!". I try to increase my vocabulary everyday. Whether it's by reading a sign, a commercial, or something close to those natures.
Reading is very important in life. If you couldn't read, you probably wouldn't make it far in life. You wouldn't understand what many people were trying to tell you or anything! Who ever knew that such a small idea to look at many words at one time would be so useful in life?
