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third grade are less likely to end up in prison, drop out of school, or take drugs." Here's to betting those children also have parents with higher incomes and educations, attend better funded schools, etc. Similarly, "adults who read literature on a regular basis are nearly three times as likely to attend a performing arts event, almost four times as likely to visit an art museum, more than two-and-a-half times as likely to do volunteer or charity work, and over one-and-a-half times as likely to participate in sporting activities". It's not by virtue of reading that these "benefits" are conferred, but that the same kinds of people who read regularly also visit art museums regularly -- the relationship isn't causal, so in the very least, the title of this section shouldn't be called "Benefits".
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What about how different cultures view reading? A lot of people associate reading with scholarly inquisitions, and then there is also the extreme - those who only read (bookworms?). And shouldn't illiteracy be at least mentioned? Are these topics significant enough? Maybe put them under Misc for now.
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It seems to me that tbe "benefits" of reading listed in the article are not benefits at all, but obvious consequences of belonging to a socio-economic group in which reading is likely, promoted, and socially accepted. For instance, "studies have shown that
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I would say that when the text is broken up into columns it is sometimes easier to follow graphically - so that when you finish one line of text it is quicker and simpler to find the beginning of the next one. That way you lose less time and do not have to concentrate much on looking for the place
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If I've had a time in my life when I've been reading regularly revising for exams etc. I've found that I tend to sleep a lot more and dream vivid dreams. Have there ever been any studies on this kind of thing? I know that if I read for an hour a day it really helps me sleep.
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the "history of reading" section, which was written in an unencyclopedic tone and appeared to contain original research. If someone feels like restoring the section, can you please rewrite it in a more encyclopedic tone and cite reliable sources... -
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I removed the sentences that were unsubstantiated and the link that was clearly promotional. The original author is encouraged to find a more scientific source for this point of view.
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