Sentences with phrase «read for pleasure made»

And the study participants who frequently read for pleasure made the highest gains on the test.

The careful balance between reading for skill and reading for pleasure makes this one approach to teaching reading that shouldn't be forgotten.

Does reading for pleasure make you smarter?

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.

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Even if Janzen stretches too far at points, his feel for the richness of language as a tool to inform, but also to evoke, makes this commentary a pleasure to read and an experience in rediscovering the ancestral stories.

And while a couple of festive kay - gees isn't itself a disaster, the double serve of self - loathing many of us will feel for the (guilty) pleasure can spell the end of festive cheer — or at least a decent misery interval while the scale reading makes its way back to neutral.

Keeping in mind that this film has obviously gutted many of the bells and whistles that make reading a Rowling work such a pleasure for millions, as a movie — viewing it solely as a standalone cinematic work, rather than a mere adaptation — it's probably the most successful of the series thus far.

A child does not learn the name of the letter «A» or what sound it makes or how to print it simply by being around adults who know these things, by being in an environment in which picture books are read to children, or by being in an environment in which adults read for pleasure.

I abandoned a book I was reading for pleasure the other day because the book's structure wasn't making it easy for me to engage with the story.

Given my unquenchable thirst for material to read, this made my fellow bookworms and the public library an excellent resource for extending my reading pleasure via good, old borrowing.

As one of the leaders in curricular publishing, too, Scholastic's release of Wilhelm and Smith's title will hopefully hold some level of sway over administrative decision making at the local and state government school boards, allowing more time during the school day to be spent on individualized reading for pleasure rather than simply reading for the sake of the curriculum.

For packed within its compact dimensions are features that makes reading e-books a real pleasure.

Until you do, we're grateful to Patrick DeWitt for allowing us to make this story available here, for free, for your reading pleasure.

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.

For the device based on the latest generation Pearl e-ink display does make reading off the 6 inch display a pleasure.

For that alone and the pleasure of reading the posts he shares so freely, he makes the list.

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.

My new year's resolution was to make more time to read for pleasure, principally to ensure I was switching off from work in the evenings and to get away from constantly looking at screens.

Treating yourself to small things that bring you pleasure such as reading a great book, going for a walk, or spending time in nature can make a huge difference.

The problem is that I am one of those professionals that spends my free time reading professional books and so I never actually make time to read fiction books for pleasure.