MNHS celebrate the National Reading Month

“Every man who knows how to read has it in his power to magnify himself, to multiply the ways in which he exists, to make his life full, significant and interesting”

Reading is typically an individual activity that we should develop. The Department of Education (DepEd) has declared November 2011 as National Reading Month as part of the agency's move to promote its Every Child A Reader Program and join the nation which will culminate with the "Araw ng Pagbasa" on November 25. Today was the most outstanding day as we celebrate the National Reading Month with a launching program prepared by the English Club Officers and Staff. The program fired by an inspirational welcome address from the English Club President, Aika T. Kuaya. Ms. Marchan Ampan gave the program introduction including the trivias and contests which was participated by the students in each year level. The SIC, Mrs. Beverly Solijon gave her inspiring and convincing message to improve reading skills to promote results better in exams. Education Secretary Armin Luistro said his statement.

"We are coming up with more creative ways of developing the love for reading among our young because this is an important portal to the world of learning."

It is instructive to think of the importance of reading by listing the consequences of being a poor reader. Although one can take to reading at any age, I have seen that it is much easier to begin at a young age and develop a love and passion for reading rather than forcing oneself to indulge in this at a later age in life. Good readers can understand the individual sentences and the organizational structure of a piece of writing. They can comprehend ideas, follow arguments, and detect implications. They know most of the words in the text already, but they can also determine the meaning of many of the unfamiliar words from the context failing this, they can use their dictionary effectively to do so. In summary, good readers can extract from the writing what is important for the particular task they are employed in. And they can do it quickly!