Reading is a crucial skill in today’s world. It is a requirement for everything from working most jobs to playing games to driving a car to voting. There are few activities or jobs that don’t require at least some reading. To that end, schools spend years teaching students how to read. And, for the most part, American schools are fairly adept at doing so (the nation has close to a 100% literacy rate). But schools have been less successful at teaching us how to enjoy reading. And this is a shame, for reading, in fact, helps us become who we are.

When you teach a child to read, you teach him or her how to open a world of imagination and knowledge that would otherwise be closed to him or her. And once that door is open, children can go down paths to find interests they did not even know they have. These interests lead to more reading and then to more love of reading. See, the whole thing snowballs! This is why children should be encouraged not just to read for school but also for pleasure. A love of reading can help a student find interests and creative passions he or she never even knew existed, let alone possessed.

As a writer of children’s books, I am, of course, biased. I would love for children to enjoy reading so that they will want to purchase my own books. But I am also a concerned parent, hoping to help my son discover himself. I often speak to other parents about how reading can shape individuality. I remember when I was a pre-teen, I picked up a book about the rock star Mick Jagger, whom I had a huge schoolgirl crush on. In that book, I found that Jagger was inspired by old blues musicians, and so I picked up books on the blues. That led to books by authors who were also influenced by the blues, and years later I was obsessed with the works of Toni Morrison, Ralph Ellison, and August Wilson. Without that initial interest in a silly little biography of Mick Jagger, I would never have discovered my love of literature and my true calling to write books. Without a love of reading, I could very well be a completely different person from the woman I am today.The author of this passage would most likely agree with which of the following statements?

A
Schools do not adequately explain to students how important it is to know how to read.

B
Schools should let students read any books that they want, rather than assigning specific books for class.

C
Schools do not do a good enough job of teaching students how to read.

D
Schools should figure out ways to help students learn to enjoy reading.

Answer:

The answer is D.

I'm a major in literary arts.

Which idea is suggested by this excerpt?
The women are beginning to feel superior to the men because they do not think the men are capable of solving the case.
The women still have no idea about what really happened between Mr. and Mrs. Wright.
The women are going to hide what they have discovered to protect Mrs. Wright.
The women believe that the men should be taught a lesson in sensitivity, so they keep information from the men.

PART B: Which detail from the text best supports the answer for Part A?
A. "It turns out blood vessels and other structures below the skin have the same shape as the
fingerprint on the surface of the finger...'" (Paragraph 37)
B. "Health workers there have so far scanned the fingers of more than 20,000 children." (Paragraph
39)
C. "Health officials tap into this file, using the fingerprint scanner, to accurately identify which
children still need vaccinating - and which don't." (Paragraph 40)
D. "Without a record of a child's vaccination, we usually re-vaccinate them, says VaxTrac project
manager Meredith Baker." (Paragraph 41)

A good title for an essay about jewish resistance during the holocaust?? plz help, this was due a week ago... 15 pts?

5. What does the last stanza suggest about the speaker's point of view regarding hope? O A The speaker has experienced some troubled times but is now in a much better place. OB The speaker thinks of hope as the only source of comfort in his/her life, even more than food (i.e. the "crumb"). oc The speaker thinks hope is helpful, but only to a certain point. D The speaker, having experienced adversity, regards hope in a positive light, as it never asked anything of him/her. BACK SAVE & NEXT​

Which sentence would require a reader to make an inference about what is happening?(1 point)

Marina was the tallest person on the team.

Kelsey signaled that she knew the correct answer.

Henry walked in this morning with a new haircut.

Dani bit her lip and tensed her shoulders at the news.

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The author claims of ain't i a woman

Which group migrated from present-day Greece?
Plz someone help me

i shall spend my golden years watching the sunset

Plz help! Shouldn't be too hard, im just lazy

Choose the word in the sentence below that functions as the indirect object.



Mr. Green gave Bobby a new fishing rod on Saturday.





Mr. Green


Bobby


rod


Saturday

why do human being love spider's web​

Which short story is essentially a monologue?
A.
"Girl"
B. "The House on Mango Street"
C.
"An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge"
D.
All of the above

What is 50% of 17.5.ANWSER MUST BE A DECIMAL Give me all decimal places.

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convert he said to her,"we can run fast​

What is Soulmate
Please answer it's urgent ​

Passage 1
Passage 2
Which statement from Passage 2 is BEST
supported by information in the chart on the last
page of the passage?
London's Watchtower:
Big Ben
The analysis would consider the options for
long-term upkeep of the Palace of Westminster
and Big Ben.
The fact that the tower does indeed lean about
46 cm to the left of its peak causes some concern.
Burland claims that Big Ben won't come close to
the leaning Tower of Pisa's tilt for at least
"10,000 years.
Burland is best recognized for his work on
stabilizing the Leaning Tower of Pisa in Italy
1
2 3 4 5 6

AWARD BRAINLIEST
How does Shakespeare present the changes in Lord Capulet's character in Act 3?
Elaborate on answer.

what is the beggining central idea in touching the spirit bear ​

Read these lines from Robert Frost's "The Road Not Taken." And both that morning equally lay In leaves no step had trodden black. Which idea is conveyed by this part of the extended metaphor that is created throughout the poem? One path seems to hold more promise than the other. Both decisions seem equally likely to turn out poorly. Neither decision appears to be better than the other. Only two choices would turn out well.

What does the word counterpart mean?

Now lookee here!" said the man. "Where's your mother?"18

How is the apostrophe used in the word Where's in sentence 18?

a
to show the author's use of dialect
b
as a contraction for Where is
c
to show possession
d
to indicate the speaker is uneducated

What is the author pov for years of dust

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Caring for Coral Reefs
Zachary Felton

Coral reefs are amazing underwater worlds. They cover about 186,000 square miles of ocean floor. They mostly exist in the warmest parts of the world. This is because coral reefs develop in shallow, warm water, usually near Land and mostly in the tropics. Coral reefs prefer temperatures between 70 and 85 degrees Fahrenheit. This is why they are found off the coasts of Africa, India, Australia, and Brazil Coral reefs closest to us are found off the coast of Florida.


Which is the BEST paraphrase of the paragraph from a source on coral reefs?

A) Coral reefs are whole worlds underwater and they are warm and the closest to us is in Florida. Coral reefs are an important part of the ocean, covering 186,000 square miles, and they are usually in warm places, Coral reefs like shallow, warm water and are usually near the tropics. The closest coral reef to the United States is off the coast of Florida.

B) o Coral reefs are amazing underwater worlds. They cover about 186,000 square miles of ocean floor. They mostly exist in the warmest parts of the world. This is because coral reefs develop in shallow, warm water, usually near land and mostly in the tropics. Coral reefs closest to us are found off the coast of Florida,

C)Coral reefs are amazing underwater worlds.They cover about 186,000 square miles of ocean floor.They mostly exist in the warmest parts of the world.This is because Coral reefs develop in shallow warm water usually near land and mostly in the tropics.Coral reefs closest to us are found off the coast of Florida.

D) Coral reefs are great underwater worlds. They cover about 186,000 square miles of ocean floor. They exist in the warmest parts of the world. This is because coral reefs develop in shallow, warm water, usually near land and mostly in the tropics. Coral reefs prefer temperatures between 70 and 85 degrees Fahrenheit This is why they are found off the coasts of Africa, India, Australia, and Brazil Coral reefs nearest to us are found off the coast of Florida​

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This recipe makes 12 flapjacks.
How much of each ingredient is needed to make 18 flapjacks by following this recipe?

Recipe: Makes 12 flapjacks
140 g margarine
120 g sugar
100 mL syrup
240 g oats
50 g raisins​

What is entartain in english

which sentence correctly uses a semicolon ?
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According to Victorian ideas about women, why can't Sissy Jupe learn at school?

A: She is a woman.
B: She didn't go to grammar school.
C: She is too young to learn.
D: Her father has abandoned her.

1. Cause/Effect Read lines 14-48. Did the mistress's initial kindness or her
eventual cruelty have a greater effect on Frederick Douglass? Explain.

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Who does Jim chose to trust with what he has taken from the captain’s chest in chapters 4-6 of Treasure Island?

A. Mr. Dance
B. Admiral Benbow
C. Mr. Trelawney
D. Dr. Livesey’s