Melissa in the Morning: Reading Awareness is not just for Kids
Mar 14, 12:47 PM
“I don’t have time to read…” -- “I don’t know what to read…” -- “Can I just watch the movie version instead…” -- “Reading is just too much work…” -- “I don’t like reading since it was forced when I was a kid…”
According to national surveys, these are the top five reasons adults don’t read regularly. March is National Reading Month. And while the focus is for all ages to enjoy reading, there’s usually a bigger focus on children. But what about adults? Why should they read? How do you ditch the distractions or past experiences blocking you from reading? And how do we find reading material that will interest me? We got perspective from Fran Rabinowitz, executive director of the CT Association of Public School Superintendents and an avid reader herself.
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According to national surveys, these are the top five reasons adults don’t read regularly. March is National Reading Month. And while the focus is for all ages to enjoy reading, there’s usually a bigger focus on children. But what about adults? Why should they read? How do you ditch the distractions or past experiences blocking you from reading? And how do we find reading material that will interest me? We got perspective from Fran Rabinowitz, executive director of the CT Association of Public School Superintendents and an avid reader herself.
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