Books are a source of culture, knowledge and pleasure and can bring many benefits. Check out reading tips to get into the habit.
How many books have you read this year? Reading brings numerous benefits, such as improving vocabulary, expanding reasoning and developing critical thinking, in addition to being a pleasurable and fun activity.
With age-appropriate narratives, children, even in early childhood, can have contact with books, which makes it easier for them to develop the habit and become adult readers. But that’s not the only way to fall in love with reading.
Check out five tips to improve reading and become a better reader.
When starting a book, set a daily goal of pages you will read per day. But remember to set an achievable goal: start with 10 pages and, at the end of the first story, increase the number. It is worth remembering that it should always be an achievable goal, that is, possible to be accomplished..
Another important tip is to set aside time in your day to put this goal into practice. It can be 15 minutes or half an hour, it will depend on your routine.
First, when reading something, you need to focus only on that activity. If the TV is on and the cell phone is beeping on the side, for example, you will pay attention to everything but what you should really be reading.
When we focus, reading speed increases. In addition, their understanding and memorization of the content improves. So, turn off social media notifications and leave the TV for later.
Por outro lado, existem algumas músicas, como música instrumental ou clássica, que podem ajudar na sua concentração. A dica é testar e avaliar se sua leitura combina ou não com trilha sonora.
Before you start reading, read the synopsis of the book and evaluate if that story catches your attention. Also remember to evaluate the literary genre of the copy you have chosen. Novels and chronicles may be better for a beginning reader than a book of poetry, for example.
Another tip is not to rate books as better or worse. If you liked a bestseller, it’s better to read it than to insist on a literary classic and abandon it. Over time, you will build up a desire for reading and you will venture into classic stories and new genres. give time to time.
If you want to start reading more and don’t know where to start, don’t be afraid to ask. It could be a friend, a coworker, a teacher, or even a library or bookstore employee. People close to you can know what will please you most and tell you what they thought of that story. So, leave the bestseller list aside and look for real indications.
To concentrate on reading, you need a space that is quiet, bright, comfortable and climate-friendly. All this will help you to focus. Libraries are a great option, and most of the time, free.
At Instituto Ramacrisna, students, employees and residents of Betim and other cities in the Metropolitan Region have access to the Professor Arlindo Corrêa da Silva Community Library
With 194 square meters, the space has a collection of children’s, adolescent and adult literature with more than nine thousand cataloged books that can be read on site or borrowed.
The main feature of the Ramacrisna Library is that it is not restricted to walls, since it has several projects to encourage itinerant reading. In addition, it uses the entire space of the institution, which makes it possible to practice reading in a pleasant, comfortable and pleasant, in gardens, lawns, under trees or in kiosks.
Since 2017, the Library has been supported by Fundação Itaú Social, which has adopted the “Prazer em Ler Pleasure to Read” – PPL program, through the National Network of Community Libraries.
In 2020, with the support of Fundação Dorina Nowill, a space with a collection in Braille and audiobooks began to be set up to serve readers with disabilities. Also with the support of Itaú Social, through the “Read for a child” program, three thousand books were distributed in the cities of Betim, Juatuba and Esmeraldas.
The Library now has a playful activity, the Ludoteca, in 2020, using modern Board Games to stimulate different skills and competences of readers, in addition to providing moments of socialization and interaction between them..
The library also carries out the Reading Suitcase a project. The project seeks to encourage reading in institutions that do not have any kind of collection, such as public schools, community day care centers and Basic Health Units, for example.
The Suitcase holds approximately 40 books and becomes an “exhibitor shelf” when it is opened, since most of the institutions served also do not have an adequate space for the exhibition of books.
The delivery of the Bag is marked by a party, with the presentation of a theatrical play, based on books on the shelf. The books are renewed monthly. And the action brings very expressive numbers, reaching an audience of 48,857 people, in 5 cities, and more than 4 thousand books donated.
To maintain Mala de Leitura and other projects of the Professor Arlindo Corrêa da Silva Library, we need your collaboration. Gett in touch and make your donation.
