Reading has been shown to do all of the

following:

• Reduce stress levels (by 68 percent)

• Preserve brain health and lower the
risk of Alzheimer’s and Dementia
• Alleviate anxiety and depression
• Help you fall asleep
• Increase life expectancy
• Boost happiness and overall life
satisfaction
WHAT ARE DURING READING
STRATEGIES?
2) Response sheet
 In response sheet, ask students to make
2 columns:
Important Information Corresponding
Information
 Make students write down ideas on sticky notes and
put them on the pages as they read
 K (What I KNOW)
 W (What I WANT TO LEARN)
 L (What I have LEARNED)
? – I do not understand
! – a surprising
statement
↔ something they are
already familiar
 Ask them to complete the information
 “A book is the most
effective weapon against
intolerance and
ignorance.”
- Lyndon Baines Johnson
 WHAT IS THE MOST
EDUCATIONAL BOOK OF ALL
TIME AND THE MOST
ADVANCED BOOK?
– Pres. Ronald Reagan (40th President)
 “Inside the Bible pages lie all the
answers to all of the problems man has
ever known . . . It is my firm belief that
the enduring values presented in its
pages have a great meaning for each of
us and for our nation. The Bible can
touch our hearts, order our minds, and
refresh our souls.”
“A thorough knowledge of the Bible is
worth more than a college education.”
- Pres. Theodore Roosevelt (26th
President)