This document provides guidance on how to effectively read books. It recommends allowing students to choose books in topics they find interesting before reading. It also suggests inviting local authors to give motivational talks to inspire students to read. While reading, the document advises taking breaks, making notes, and reflecting on the material. After reading, students should identify the main ideas by reviewing their notes and reflecting on important concepts. The overall goal is to develop a lifelong love of reading in students and help them become effective readers.

1. How to read a book and be
benefited
By
Harish M H
BA, B.Ed, MLISc
Project Trainee JRD Tata Memorial
Library
Indian Institute of Science (IISc)
Bangalore

2. Contents
 Before reading
 While reading
 After reading

3. Introduction
 Reading is a very important for every
learner and it is more essential for
beginners.
 Learning to read is a sequential process,
each new skill builds on the mastery of
previously learned skills.
“There are many little ways to enlarge your
world. Love of books is the best of all”
- Jacqueline
Kennedy
“Today a reader, tomorrow a leader”

4. Before reading
Allow them to read the book:
 First we give a note / lecture for the
students about the reading of books.
 Make realizing that the effect of reading
books.
 Allow them to read, what they like in
interested field
 ( Stories, Sports, Movies, Comics,
Spiritual, Suspense & thriller…)
“No two persons ever read same book”
- Edmund
Wilson.

5. Cont….
Give multiple examples of effective
reading books:
 Related inspiration books by
Vivekananda, Lal Bahudur Shastri,
Subhash Chandra Bose, Bhagath
Singh, Mahatma Gandhi , A.P.J Abdul
Kalam and others.
 Philosophy books by eminent persons
like Aristotle , Plato, Confucius and
others.

6. Cont….
 "Excellence is a continuous process
and not an accident "
- APJ Abdul Kalam
 "It is very easy to defeat someone, but
it is very hard to win someone"
- APJ Abdul Kalam
 “Am not simple as I look”
- Lal Bahadur Shastri
 Psychology based education books
include theories and Practical.

7. Invite a local author to give a
motivational talk :
 By the talk of author and their
experience a great way to promote a
love of a reading in your classroom and
allow discuss their book.
 This may be just the thing to inspire
your students to read or even be an
author themselves someday or longer.

8. Strategies to read a book
Many students don’t like to read
because it’s hard for them. Teach
reading strategies to help them feel
confident and read fluently.
 First select the book / document what
you want.
 See about the author and the abstract.

9. Cont….
 If you feel good, then you go with
content and introduction of particular
chapter, Find the KEY words.
 Read the headings and subdivision of
the chapters.

10. Essay writing computation
with a PRIZE
 Give 3-5 motivation books, select 1-2
chapters from each book
 Then read it and write a summarized
essay on the basis of that books.

11. While reading
 Take small pauses and ask more
questions your self
 When you complete each topic take a
small leisure to give relaxation to
your mind.
 Mean while in the interval take some
liquid food ( coffee/ tea/ juice)

12. Cont….
 And remember that what you read and
make note of that.
 I think of life as a good book. The
further you get into it, the more it
begins to make sense
- Harold
Kushner

13. After reading
Find the Main Ideas
 You’ve completed the book, made
effective notes, took time to reflect and
understand as you read and asked
yourself good questions as you read.
 Now that the book is done, you need to
think about the important ideas in the
book.

14. Conclusion
 “There comes a time when you have
to choose between turning the page
and closing the book”
- Josh Jameson