Focus Your Reading for Maximum Benefit
“Focus your reading material. Don’t focus simply on your reading.” That’s what my fourth grade reading teacher told us when teaching us how to get the maximum benefit out of… Read more »
Category: Books, Reading, & Libraries
Reading in a Pandemic
Last week I wrote about the difficulties and challenges of writing in a pandemic. Today I want to offer some thoughts on the other side of that issue: Reading in… Read more »
The Dumbing Down of Reading: Gone Too Far?
I’m certainly not an expert on teaching kids to read. I’m merely an avid reader myself, and an author. I was also once a kid who was raised free-range when… Read more »
11 Ways to Read on the Cheap
Books are wonderful. They are portals to new worlds, and teachers of all manner of skills. Unfortunately, they’re also expensive. Especially when purchased new and from the main street shop…. Read more »
You Need Reasons to Read? I’ll Give You Reasons to Read.
Someone asked me the other day, “Why should I read? In an age where everything is on computers, why do I need to books?” This person was serious and needed… Read more »