People varied widely in the types of books they liked to read — and this was linked to their level of educational attainment.
We were struck by the differences in literary tastes between graduates of the elite Russell Group of UK universities and other universities. Contemporary literary fiction by authors such as Angela Carter or Paul Auster was even more of a select preserve. So who increased their vocabularies the most between the ages of 16 and 42? We found that reading for pleasure in both childhood and adulthood made a difference to rates of vocabulary growth between adolescence and middle-age. Reading for pleasure as a child appeared to exert a long-term positive influence of vocabulary development up to the age of In addition, those who continued to read for pleasure frequently at the age of 42 experienced larger vocabulary gains between adolescence and mid-life than those who did not read.
What is independent reading? And how can it help increase vocabulary? Independent reading is the reading we do of our own volition. It could be a romance novel, sports magazine, or local newspaper. It is anything we pick up and read because we want to read it — not because we are required to read it for a class or work.
The reason independent reading promotes vocabulary growth is because we are exposed to new words and can discern their meaning through the context of what we are reading. The greater the variety of our independent reading, the more vocabulary one is likely to assimilate. The following techniques will maximize the value of independent reading and its link to vocabulary development. Language News March 21, Italian dictionary under fire for sexist synonyms.
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Wonderful article you have here. My oldest just graduated from college Summa Cum Laude. I think that the reason is; even as babies I read to them and it made them desire books.
Also I always have bought them books about whatever interests them so they not only read fiction they read books to learn more about things. I buy them new books, used books and took them to the library when they were younger. The most important book that I read to them and they like to read is the Bible. It is amazing the number of people who don't read regularly. I find this a shame because reading anything, as you pointed out, is quite relaxing and calming.
Yet it stimulates the brain and allows for far greater memory retention.
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