The document discusses the benefits of reading, including mental stimulation, stress reduction, increased knowledge and vocabulary, improved memory and thinking skills, better focus and concentration, enhanced writing abilities, tranquility, and free entertainment. It also cites data showing that reading frequency and enjoyment are positively correlated with reading attainment. Specifically, those who read often and enjoy reading tend to perform better and are smarter than those who do not.

1. What is the venue
for this Elvis
concert?

2. 1-in-16 adults
cannot identify
a concert venue
on a poster that
contains name
of band, price,
date, time and
venue.

3. 7 million UK adults
cannot locate the
page reference for
plumbers in the
Yellow Pages

6. What % of vocabulary do we
need to know in order to
understand a text?
95%

7. Reading makes you smarter
Below
expected level
%
At
expected level
%
Above
expected level
%
Very much 2.4 63.5 34.2
Quite a lot 4.2 83.5 12.3
A bit 17.4 75.8 6.8
Not at all 37 54.9 8.1
Enjoyment of reading and reading attainment in 2012 (n=13,710)

8. Read often + enjoy reading +
read good books =
smarter, happier, more
successful

9. 10 Good Reasons
to Read

10. 1. Mental Stimulation

11. 2. Stress Reduction

12. 3. Knowledge

13. 4. Vocabulary expansion

14. 5. Memory Improvement

15. 6. Stronger analytical thinking skills

16. 7. Improved focus and concentration

17. 8. Better writing skills

18. 9. Tranquillity

19. 10. Free entertainment