Library
Killester’s Reading Room
In the Killester Library we have a fully stocked reading room, for students to browse, read and borrow fiction books. Reading for pleasure is incredibly important for all students and reading just 20 minutes a day can lead to improvements, not just in English, but also in many other areas, such as Science, History and Mathematics. There are many benefits gained from reading and here are just a few:
- Enhancing Concentration.
- Imparting Knowledge.
- Exercising the Brain.
- Reducing Stress.
- Enhancing Analytical Thinking.
- Improving Vocabulary.
- Improving Writing Skills.
- Giving Satisfaction.
Reading for pleasure has benefits for life, and the more students read, the better prepared they will be for life after Killester. The more teenagers enjoy reading, the more they read. The more they read, the better they become at reading. The better they become, the more they read — a virtuous cycle.
This year we have instituted silent reading in the reading room at lunchtime two days a week. On Mondays and Wednesdays, students who use the reading room are not allowed to chat but they are allowed to read, read, read! They can sit in comfy chairs and deep deeply into a fabulous book.
Benefits of Reading Books: How It Can Positively Affect Your Life
- Strengthens the brain.
- Increases empathy.
- Builds vocabulary.
- Reduces stress.
- Aids sleep.
- Alleviates depression.
- Lengthens lifespan.
8 benefits of reading
- Giving Satisfaction.
- Enhancing Concentration.
- Imparting Knowledge.
- Exercise of Brain.
- Reducing Stress.
- Enhancing Analytical Thinking.
- Improving Vocabulary.
- Improving Writing Skills.
Students who read daily perform better at school
Research has consistently linked reading outside of school hours to improved performance across all grades. Students who read independently have greater reading comprehension, verbal fluency and general knowledge than those who do not. They become better readers, score higher on achievement tests in all subject areas, and have greater content knowledge than their non-reading peers.
This 2016 study, for example, looked at how reading for pleasure impacted academic performance across several subjects. The authors concluded that students who self-selected literature for pleasure performed better in English, Mathematics, Science, and History.
“Reading helps students think critically and improves reading comprehension skills, which is beneficial in every subject area measured in this study. However, the benefits of pleasure reading do not end in the classroom. Students take the skills they have honed through reading into adulthood and, in turn, into the workforce and society.”
They pointed out that the educators interviewed as part of the study “unanimously agreed that pleasure reading was an essential component for academic and future success.”
10 Benefits of Reading
- Children who read often and widely get better at it. ...
- Reading exercises our brain. ...
- Reading improves concentration. ...
- Reading teaches children about the world around them. ...
- Reading improves vocabulary and language skills. ...
- Reading develops a child's imagination. ...
- Reading helps children to develop empathy. ...
- Reading is a fun