It is September and kids are
not the only ones thinking about going back to school to polish up basic
reading and writing skills. You are not
alone if you feel that you don’t read well enough to navigate the world today. You might even be surprised to learn that 30
million people (14% of the US
Why should a senior care about reading? Other
than the sheer pleasure of learning we hear a lot about intellectual
stimulation as being a way to keep depression and dementia at bay. If learning computer games, doing puzzles or
learning another language don’t appeal to you, how about learning how to deal
with your own literary skills? Why not
go back to class and upgrade your basic reading and writing skills?
I love to read. We have 3 newspapers arrive at our doorstep
every morning, and I generally have at least 30 books on my hold list at the
library. I can’t imagine a world without
books. Health problems or physical
disabilities may shrink your world considerably as you get older, but your mind
will always be free. You can travel,
solve puzzles, study world history or communicate with your friends all through
the world of literacy.
If you already love to read
you can share that love with others.
Volunteering in the world of literacy is something to really get
passionate about! Teaching someone else
how to read or learning how to read yourself is a gift for a lifetime.
What brought this topic to
mind? An article in the Wall Street
Journal about a lending library in your mailbox caught my eye. If you can’t get out to the library or don’t want
to wait for a book to become available, or you don’t want to buy books, you
might like this. You can rent classics
or new releases from sites like (www.Paperspine.com).
Like Netflick for movies you can have
books (free shipping) mailed to your house. You can also check with your local library
about bookmobile services.
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