Hello Lincoln Families, I hope everyone is well and was able to enjoy the extra time on Friday afternoon! I would like to share with you some interesting research I came across about reading. The article listed the following benefits to reading daily: Reading enhances brain activity, improves vocabulary and comprehension, develops critical thinking skills, and improves testing scores. In my 17 years of classroom experience, all of that research made sense to me. But, the article went on with listing some more recent research proving that reading has some health benefits too. It can reduce stress, manage depression, and reduce memory loss, according to the University of Sussex. Dr. David Lewis, says, "Losing yourself in a book is the ultimate relaxation..." Dr. Lewis's comment doesn't surprise me. I am an avid reader myself and have experienced exactly that type of relaxation. However, I don't think I have expressed that enough to my students. It's not just a
