Does reading really make you smarter in school?

Question

I love to read and I have good grades, but my best friend hates to read, but she is the smartest girl I know. She has perfect grades. We can check our grades, and we checked hers and she has 100's in every class. So does it really make you smarter in school?

Answer 1

It can help you become more proficient, especially when it comes to state testing and sat's (that you need to get into some colleges). It increases the speed at which you can read for anything in school and increasese your vocabulary.

your friend is blessed but definitely reading helps especially once state testings and the SAT's come around..you can't just expect to know all of those random words without having seen them in a book.

It's not all about reading either maybe your friend hates to read but studies a lot?

Answer 2

I have one daughter who is a genius category, doesn't study and gets straight A's. She reads, too. My other daughter struggles, and has been diagnosed with a processing problem by her elementary school psychologist and she reads. However, she won the best category in a National writing contest for her short story.

The best educated people in the world complain that they can't even get a decent job because they are over qualified, and in contrast... The biggest billionaires have either A. didn't graduate high school or B. didn't finish college. I can name Henry Ford and Sam Walten just to name a couple, but there are many more familiar names.

Why? Because the most successful people READ.

School is an infrastructure decided by the few while the rest serve it as victims. These circumstances created dubious results, which are only three ways to teach growing minds. Thus, many cannot keep up with the way they teach.

It's the extremely creative people who fall through the cracks and are labeled with brain function disorders and medicated to try and fit in. There needs to be a overhaul in the education system.

In conclusion, reading makes you smarter in life. I'm not saying to stop doing good in school because that is a challenge to conquer within itself, I'm saying keep on reading because where would your grades be if you didn't?

Answer 3

Yes it definitely does. Believe me. Whether you read the newspaper daily or read a book, you will be smarter than the average person who doesn't read as much. I LOVE to read...I can read about 100 pages in like 15 minutes. And not to BRAG OR ANYTHING, but the reason my grades are all A's while all 4 of brothers get C's and D's is cuz they HATE HATE HATE to read...they always sparknotes things and when they have to read like 20 minutes a night or something, they won't. They'll just play video games or do other stuff. My mom always complains and tells them to read cuz not only does it make your reading faster, but it also helps in school, but they just don't!

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Answer 4

Reading is very important, especially in young children whose brains are developing. Reading will probably help more in english then in math, for example. But how smart you are depends on a lot of different things, genes, how you were raised, how dedicated you are to your work and how much time you are willing to put into school, and yes, reading does make a difference. Of course, it does matter what you read; reading the tv schedual for example, or comics, probably doesn't do as much good as real literature, like "To Kill A Mockingbird". Also, it is possible that your friend is just saying that she does not like to read because she thinks it's "nerdy" or something (which is totally untrue but for some reason people think like that); but don't go accusing her of anything.

Answer 5

My experience is yes, it does. Reading opens all kinds of worlds to you depending on what you read. Your friend is very lucky but some people have photographic memories. They are lucky, but liking to read makes you smarter. You find as you are older that you will have knowledge in other things way above your friend. You will surpass her. My daughter is sixteen and it has helped her a great deal. She has evened the presidential award of excellence. If it was not for the fact that she has a boyfriend right now and not giving her studies her all, she would have maintained her A status. I wish you luck. You will see I am right. You also may notice your friend has a lot of book knowledge but lacks common sense. I have noticed that in many people I know they are book smart but lack common sense.

Answer 6

Reading the right material makes you smarter. Reading the wrong material makes you dumber.

You want to read well-written books that teach you new things about this world. Things such as science, history, geography, grammar, mathematics and much more.

If you read poorly-written books and magazines that only teach popular culture of the week, you will not become smarter. You want to read books, newspapers and magazines that teach you things.

As far as your friend goes, do not base your position on her. Just study for yourself. If you keep reading things for yourself that teach you something important, you will surpass her in time.

Scoring 100s in class works in grammar school and high school for some students, but they will suffer if they cannot read and study by the time they get to college.

The reading and studing habits you develop now will serve you well in college when the nonstudiers encounter the culture shock of college-level work.

Answer 7

It makes you smarter. Of course depending on what you read. My cousin had the knack of remembering almost everything he read. And tests did not phase him. He got better grades. But was no smarter than I am. or was. GRADES have a lot of things entering into them besides what you know. Read, Make friends of a librarian. They will tell you about great books. HAVE A HAPPY

Answer 8

There (generally) are two types of intelligent people: those who are smart because they are, and those who are smart because they study. Grades are hardly a good indicator of intelligence. Your friend most likely falls into the category of "good studier." Your reading will help you more in the long run than her ability to, say, name all 50 states in under 2 minutes. This is because the ability to interpret (which is what reading gives you) is greater than the ability to memorize. In life, you will not always have the time to memorize or study and will have to make snap decisions or form ideas in an instant. You are far better of than she is. Encourage her to find something she likes to read!

Answer 9

If you can read well, you have a great advantage over those who don't. However, don't confuse the ability to read with the enjoyment of reading. Obviously your friend has good reading skills as evidenced by her high grades, but that doesn't necessarily mean that she enjoys the process of reading itself. It just means that she's probably very good at it and doesn't have to spend a lot of time getting the information that she needs.

Answer 10

no i love to read and my grades are average. I think it has more to do with how much effort you put into school. I put little effort into school so i make B's maybe a C every once in a while and a couple of A's in my easy classes.