{"id":803,"date":"2018-09-12T07:00:56","date_gmt":"2018-09-12T07:00:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.sibo.co.za\/?p=803"},"modified":"2020-03-20T12:29:32","modified_gmt":"2020-03-20T12:29:32","slug":"the-need-to-read","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.sibo.co.za\/index.php\/2018\/09\/12\/the-need-to-read\/","title":{"rendered":"The need to read"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The 8th\u00a0of September is International Literacy Day.<\/p>\n

So what? I hear many people say. I don\u2019t have time to read. I can\u2019t be bothered to read. Reading is boring\u2026 but actually we read all the time!<\/p>\n

We read social media updates, road signs, food labels, and information on goods that we buy. We need to know whether we should wash that new item of clothing in hot water or cold water \u2013 right? And for that you need to read the label. Or the instruction manual that comes with your latest gadget.<\/p>\n

Or what about recipes?<\/p>\n

That\u2019s reading, isn\u2019t it?<\/p>\n

Many people stick to magazines, newspapers or read on-line, and that\u2019s all good but\u2026<\/p>\n

What about reading for pleasure? To escape reality without going anywhere\u2014you can travel the world, learn about new places, time-travel with science fiction and fantasy, or read sloppy romantic novels where the girl always gets the boy in the end (unlike real life!!). What about mysteries or those scary \u2018Who dunnits\u2019?<\/p>\n

Okay! So books are not exactly cheap, but you don\u2019t even need to buy them\u2014join the library. Or share with friends, as long as you look after the books and return them in the same condition that you received them in.<\/p>\n

If you don\u2019t like reading\u2026 at least consider reading to your children!<\/p>\n

It has been proven that kids who are read to from a young age have a distinct advantage over those who are not.<\/p>\n

Children are naturally inquisitive and love to ask questions \u2013 when a parent reads a picture book to their offspring, they are exposing them to different things. They can point at pictures and say \u201cWhat is that?\u201d or \u201cWho is that\u201d. It encourages youngsters to start thinking and asking questions.<\/p>\n

It enhances a child\u2019s vocabulary.<\/p>\n

In addition to a better grasp of language, reading assists with spelling too.<\/p>\n

We all love a good story, and bed-time reading (in any language) instils a love of books at an early age\u2014something that stays with a person for the rest of their life.<\/p>\n

Plus\u2026 a bed-time story is a great way to bond with your child. You get to sit on the bed, snuggle with your nice clean kid and read. It\u2019s a fabulous way of having one-on-one time in this overly busy world of ours where there is not always quality time for everybody.<\/p>\n

Please read more people!<\/p>\n

Sibo<\/p>\n

xxxx<\/p>\n

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The 8th\u00a0of September is International Literacy Day. So what? I hear many people say. I don\u2019t have time to read. I can\u2019t be bothered to read. Reading is boring\u2026 but actually we read all the time! We read social media updates, road signs, food labels, and information on goods that we buy. We need to … Continue reading “The need to read”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[79,34,12],"tags":[192,120,191],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.sibo.co.za\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/803"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.sibo.co.za\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.sibo.co.za\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.sibo.co.za\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.sibo.co.za\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=803"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/blog.sibo.co.za\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/803\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":805,"href":"https:\/\/blog.sibo.co.za\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/803\/revisions\/805"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.sibo.co.za\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=803"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.sibo.co.za\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=803"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.sibo.co.za\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=803"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}