Is this true: the more you READ the better you read?

Question

How is that true? Is it like MUSCLE MEMORY where you get so used to reading that you automatically pick up a newspaper or something and naturally start reading it?

Answer 1

I do believe you read better the more you read, but it doesn't follow that you AUTOMATICALLY begin reading when you pick something up. I think it has more to do with expanding your vocabulary and becoming more familiar with various ways of wording things. This is especially true when you read some type of classic literature, where the the grammar is usually correct and the wording - though perhaps different than the way we word things today - is erudite and well-crafted.

As an example, when I first read one of Jane Austen's novels I had to really concentrate - at times - to understand exactly what she was saying. Her wording was slightly different to that with which I was familiar. I kept reading and the more I did, the easier it became. At this point, I no longer have to concentrate just to decipher the meaning of Jane Austen's words or Charles Dickens' or William Makepeace Thackeray's, etc.

I would say it expanded my knowledge of language itself.

It has also enlarged my imagination. When I read a descriptive paragraph now, I can "see" or "feel" what the author wants me to perceive. This wasn't so when I first started reading.

Answer 2

I think it is very true for young children. But for adults, I'm not sure. I don't think you get better at reading, but you can expand your reading choices as you read more things and you definitely get better at judging whether or not a novel or story is worth reading in the first place.

Answer 3

It is very true. The brain needs to utilize the various parts of the brain used for different functions. Because the brain is an ORGANIC computer, of sorts, it is constantly adapting, learing new skills and abandoning unused ones.

Researchers have learned, for instance, that people can stave of the onset of Alzheimer's by keeping the brain active with crosswords, card playing and continuing school. It keeps those parts of the brain active and constantly renewing its "programming."

Answer 4

The library is my best friend since age 6, thank you momma, I'm a life long avid reader and always was an advanced reader, college junior level as a fresh man in high school.

Answer 5

it depends on the genre you are reading versus how much you read. if you are reading a ton of comics then this not true reading but if you reading something to stimulate the brain like an Agatha Christie book (or a classic novel)

Answer 6

yes its definitely true. I know from experience because when i was younger i would read at least ten books a night and now im an excellent reader.

Answer 7

Reading well is a skill, learned like any other, and those who read a great deal inevitably read better than those to whom reading is a chore.

Answer 8

My mum loves reading and i've seen her read the tv guide from cover to cover before. I sure don't do that and I hardly ever read.

Answer 9

yes it is true main thing if you will read more eventual you are going one step close getting started writing

Answer 10

not really.
it depends on how lazy the person is