Aman­da Col­ley

Lev­el 2 Cou­va South

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I just don't want to read one book. There are so many dif­fer­ent kinds of things to read in this world. There are books, mag­a­zines and news­pa­pers. These are some of the things we read for in­for­ma­tion, for learn­ing ex­pe­ri­ences, as a hob­by to re­lax and en­joy or to learn about what is go­ing on in every­day life.

When I be­come an ex­cel­lent read­er I can read every­thing and any­thing I want with no help. I want to go on won­der­ful jour­neys to dif­fer­ent coun­tries and places, see­ing all their out­stand­ing beau­ty around the world. Go on amaz­ing ad­ven­tures to ex­plore the un­known and dis­cov­er new na­tions.

To go on the biggest hunt that the world has ever seen, to solve the great­est mys­ter­ies, to be the hero of the day or go back in time to find out about our his­to­ry and her­itage or to see what our fu­ture holds.

When we read, it makes us feel hap­pi­ness, sor­row, love, hate, laugh­ter, anger, knowl­edge, un­der­stand­ing, wis­dom, faith and in­spi­ra­tion. We find so­lu­tions to prob­lems, dra­ma, ac­tion and so much more.

To read and to un­der­stand what you are read­ing and be part of the won­der­ful sto­ries is a re­mark­able feel­ing. Get­ting ex­cit­ed over what you are read­ing and won­der­ing what is go­ing to hap­pen on the next page. You don't know what to ex­pect, what the writer is go­ing to write about.

When I'm fin­ished read­ing, my fam­i­ly, friends, class­mates, tu­tors and every­one I know and love will be so proud of me. I will en­cour­age oth­ers to read so they can get ex­cit­ed over read­ing.

Play your part to build lit­er­a­cy. If you have time, vol­un­teer to be an Al­ta tu­tor, a Read­ing Cir­cle guide or to as­sist stu­dents on the com­put­er. If your time is al­ready booked, spon­sor an Al­ta stu­dent for the year (TT$500). Call 624-AL­TA (2582) or e-mail al­tatt@ya­hoo.com