WAY TO ENCOURAGE READING HABITS AMONG MALAYSIAN

Sometimes we need to read in order to get information. Not only educational book, we also can read magazine, newspaper or comics as long as it give us some information. Unfortunately, Malaysia is not like Japan where reading is part of their life. They read wherever they are, at the bustop, restaurant or even while waiting for someone. So we need to think the way on how to encourage people to read in order to be same like japanese.

Here there are some tips on how to encourage malaysian to read the book especially children because they are easily to follow what are we ask to do. As we know, children who come from a home where the parents read personally, and have reading material readily available at their home are much more likely to become readers themselves. At the same time, they are able to encourage their child to read. Other than that, make books available and accessible at home. Usually, children who become readers almost always come from homes where books and other reading materials are present throughout the house and it'll be better if have mini library at home. Futhermore, don't put your children's books out of the way where your child cannot see them or cannot reach them himself. For example at the high or hidden place.

Then, don't forget to give books as gifts at their birthday time, holiday time, or whenever they perfome well at school.This need to be done in order to encourage them to read . There are also so many inexpensive, good books out there and something given or received as a gift becomes more valuable. And parents prefer to do that. Other than that, take children to the library on a weekly or monthly visit, so they can choose their own books that they like and remember that comic books and magazines are a great way to encourage reading and are very useful in teaching children to read. Don't force them to read only the educational books all over the time. Books on tape and CD are also an excellent choice to encourage reading and it can be bring to wherever we like.

Last but not least, the narrator should write the story or article without much fact and in serious tone. This will make people easily bored to read it. So the writer should include the humour or comedy on that article. By introducing e-book also, I think it'll encourage more people to read espacially adult. It can be download from internet to their PDA, handphone or laptop. At the same time, people can read it everywhere and anytime.In addition it also environmental friendly because we didn't use paper and can safe the tree too.

For conclusion, no mattert who we are, we need to read in order to gain information. Reading the books show our intelligent. So, read as long as we still live.


by DIANA MISRI