Sentences with phrase «only read for pleasure»

As a result, I only read for pleasure when I'm on vacation or have just finished a novel.

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My blogs are for the people, but for one time and one time only, this one is for your reading pleasure.

Commenting on the success of the initiative, BHA Chief Executive Andrew Copson said, «Alom's book is a perfect tool for helping young people to think critically about the world around them, whether used in the classroom to stimulate discussion or simply read at home for pleasure, with the warmth and colour that only autobiography can provide.»

Reading your site is big pleasure for me, it deserves to go viral, you need some initial traffic only.

And as 87 % of Irish singles stated that they enjoyed reading for pleasure and only 1 % consider reading to be boring, evidently the Irish do think smart is sexy!

I just bit the bullet with a dating website again and got to experience my very first Overly Aggressive Guy, who proceeded to insult me by implying that I was only out for dick pics, then when I sent my message to an earlier comment (I hadn't had the pleasure of reading the dick message yet) he decided to send me his phone number and mentioned that I should contact him, though he thought I was acting like I thought I was too good for him.

Sturgeon said: «Encouraging children to read for pleasure not only helps our young people develop vital language and literacy skills, but also opens up a whole new world of adventure and fun through the exciting and varied range of books suggested.

Trelease wonders why 100 percent of students beginning kindergarten are enthusiastic about learning to read but, by 12th grade, only 25 percent of students read for pleasure.

PIRLS not only gathers information on the reading comprehension skills of pupils in different countries, but also explores their attitudes to reading, such as whether they read for pleasure and what they read.

This effect can not only reach literacy ability levels (especially in reluctant readers and at - risk students), but can also stand to improve readers» attitudes towards reading for pleasure.

One of the most exciting parts of the announcement is the seamless incorporation of audio narration with digital titles, a factor that has been proven to increase not only comprehension and reading levels in students who utilize it, but also to play a key role in fostering reading self - selected texts for pleasure.

Some of the advice given in and through the forum messages may not be 100 % accurate and is to be treated for entertainment or reading pleasure purposes only.

As for interactive e-books, only 30 % of parents said that their child prefers using them for reading for pleasure, and 34 % for educational reading.

The only time I have for pleasure reading these days is about five minutes in the evening before bed.

Extremely informative, easy to use, and engaging, Cardin's comprehensive and inclusive reference work not only makes the case for horror's enduring importance throughout history but it is also a pleasure to read.

A majority of them are only available to be read online, but some do offer downloads in multiple ebook formats for your reading pleasure.

The paperwhite version only improves on better lighting for those who read at night or places with low lighting, better screen display (again for better reading pleasure).

With ebook covers visible only to the reader, voyeuristic pleasure is gone for those who like spying on what others are reading on the train.

Even if you assume only the more intelligent 2/3 of adults could read for pleasure (which may be less than the real figure), and I would appeal to 1:10 000 — that's still near 16000 readers in the US alone, which if I cleared $ 1 a book (my average through tradition publishing HC, Paperback and webscription) and wrote two books a year — would be a living of sorts.

With this book before you, and with only pen and ink and some sheets of paper, you can sit down any evening and with pleasure, fascination, instruction, and gripping interest, prepare a complete life reading for you...

Not only does the Lighted cover make reading on the Kindle 3 at night a pleasure it negates probably the biggest iPhone / iPad advantage (backlight for reading at night) and gives Kindle 3 a significant advantage over other eReaders.

And I say only «somewhat sadly» because the inability to properly review, aside from causing some guilt, has also allowed me to read for pleasure and nothing else and remind me of the kind of reader I once was: voracious, relaxed, in the moment.

This calls for a third - party copyeditor, someone who not only knows all those rules but is willing to grind through the story, reading not for pleasure, but with a pen poised to drip blood over every little slip - up, from that first quotation mark to the final period.

For my purposes here, I'm only concerned with the kind of e-books that are «read for pleasure»: in bed, on holiday, on the sofa on a Sunday afternoon, on a train during the daily commute, and so For my purposes here, I'm only concerned with the kind of e-books that are «read for pleasure»: in bed, on holiday, on the sofa on a Sunday afternoon, on a train during the daily commute, and so for pleasure»: in bed, on holiday, on the sofa on a Sunday afternoon, on a train during the daily commute, and so on.

Some of the best ones though are the people who said they never read books for pleasure only content before meeting me.

Just in case you think that I think that the pics are the only point, let me point you to some text resources for your Wonderland reading pleasure: the marvelous Gutenberg has the whole of the book online; if you'd prefer it more in a bed - time story mode, let the voices on LibriVox read it to you; finally, for the need - to - know - it - all in you (yes, I'm looking at you), there's Martin Gardner's splendid Annotated Alice, of which I can only give you glimpses online, thanks to Google Books.

The course is mostly reading, but there are some educational videos as well as videos for entertainment value only for the student's viewing pleasure.

Not only will reading for pleasure make you a more creative, intelligent and well - rounded person, but it may also provide you with a great conversation starter for your next interview or networking event.