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Creative and Fun Ways to Increase and Strengthen Your Vocabulary Daily

How many times have you found yourself with writer’s block because you can’t think of the right word to use? You’re not alone! It happens to the best of writers. Vocabulary is your best friend when it comes to diversifying your writing. Learning new vocabulary requires a good memory, and if you’re someone who has […]

100 Best Opening Lines from Books (Updated!)

The best opening lines from books are those that captivate you and make you want to keep reading. They create a sense of character, conflict, mood, setting, style, theme, or a combination of any of these things. A good opening line reflects the heart of the story. You might decide to pick up a book […]

Gender Differences in Reading Comprehension

Gender Differences in Reading Comprehension (Complete Guide)

The difference in reading comprehension between males and females has been studied for a long time. Generally, according to international reading studies like PIRLS and PISA, females are better readers than males.  Several hypotheses try to explain why there is a gender difference in reading comprehension, evident amongst the 10-year-olds measured in PIRLS and even […]

Bill Gates

Science Books Bill Gates Thinks Everyone Should Read

Bill Gates is an avid reader, and reports reading up to fifty books every year. He reads so much that he started a blog, Gates Notes, to share his thoughts and review almost every book he reads. Among the hundreds of reads Gate’s has reviewed, the ones on science books take the cake. Science is […]

children's books

Children’s Books You Need to Reread As An Adult

You’re never too old to enjoy a good children’s book! Rereading children’s books as an adult can be very rewarding. The stories you knew and grew to love as a kid provide comfort, stress reduction, and the reward of rediscovering a youthful you. Rereading a children’s book as an adult also provides an outlet to […]