{"id":7743,"date":"2025-02-14T03:43:03","date_gmt":"2025-02-14T03:43:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/fortstreet\/?post_type=article&#038;p=7743"},"modified":"2025-02-14T03:43:03","modified_gmt":"2025-02-14T03:43:03","slug":"the-benefits-of-reading-for-pleasure","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/fortstreet\/article\/the-benefits-of-reading-for-pleasure\/","title":{"rendered":"The Benefits of Reading for Pleasure"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The start of a new school year is a great time to remind everyone about the benefits of reading for pleasure. Several studies undertaken in a range of countries have found compelling evidence that a sustained reading practice has a positive impact on students\u2019 learning outcomes and well being. I have included a link to two short articles that discuss research in this field.<\/p>\n<p>Sullivan, A. (2013). \u201cReading for fun improves children\u2019s brains, study confirms.\u201d In The Guardian. Retrieved, 10 February 2025 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/books\/booksblog\/2013\/sep\/16\/reading-improves-childrens-brains\">https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/books\/booksblog\/2013\/sep\/16\/reading-improves-childrens-brains<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Goodwin, C. (2023) \u201cThe Benefits of Reading for Pleasure.\u201d In Psychology Today. Retrieved, 10 February 2025 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.psychologytoday.com\/au\/blog\/parenting-translator\/202308\/the-benefits-of-reading-for-pleasure\">https:\/\/www.psychologytoday.com\/au\/blog\/parenting-translator\/202308\/the-benefits-of-reading-for-pleasure<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-7750\" src=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2025\/02\/IMG_20250213_134204982_HDR2-300x259.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"259\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Happy reading!<\/p>\n<p>Donna Page<\/p>\n<p>Teacher Librarian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The start of a new school year is a great time to remind everyone about the benefits of reading for pleasure. Several studies undertaken in a range of countries have found compelling evidence that a sustained reading practice has a positive impact on students\u2019 learning outcomes and well being. I have included a link to [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","class_list":["post-7743","article","type-article","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/fortstreet\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/article\/7743","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/fortstreet\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/article"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/fortstreet\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/article"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/fortstreet\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7743"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/fortstreet\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7743"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}