Reasons Why Reading Is Essential

1. Reading is rewarding.

2. Reading builds a mature vocabulary.

3. Reading makes you a better writer.

4. Reading is hard, and "hard" is necessary.

5. Reading makes you smarter.

6. Reading prepares you for the world of work.

7. Reading well is financially rewarding.

8. Reading opens the door to college and beyond.

9. Reading arms you against oppression.

10. Reading allows you to travel all over the world, into different eras of time, into various places and allows you to meet people of every substance.

What else allows you to do all of those things?