![]() ![]() Ogugua et al, acknowledged a reader as one who seeks to understand the meaning of a written text evaluates its significance and uses what he or she has read to enhance his or her knowledge, effectiveness or pleasure. Oyewusi asserted that reading broaden young people’s experiences and knowledge. Reading provides experience through which the individual may expand horizons of knowledge, identify, extend and intensify interest and gain deeper understanding of himself, other human beings and the world. With a good reading habit, students will inevitably, attain success in their academic endeavours. Importance of Reading Habits Reading habits enhance individual self-confidence, moral and intellectual development. However, Adesulu et al, asserted that about 30 million Nigerians have graduated from secondary schools with poor reading skills, attributing it to the poor habit cultivated during their stay at school. Reading is an essential skill that is crucial for all-round development of students at all levels of education in the world of today. Students who are avid readers would not be bereft of ideas to have breakthroughs in any life endeavour. The habit of reading can only be cultivated through regular and keen reading of various reading materials such as books, magazines, novels and newspapers by students in order to acquire knowledge which will be applied for development. ![]() When a strong foundation is laid both in the school and at home by parents, the nation will surely be transformed into a reading society. It is assumed that students with good reading habits find school interesting. A student who does not have good reading habits would find it difficult to flow along with his counterparts. Reading develops the mind, imagination, creative potentials, improves spelling and expands the vocabulary. Habit is something one does repeatedly usually without awareness therefore, reading habits could be described as reading voraciously. Therefore, reading is cardinal to 21 st century students whose mission and goal are to excel in their academic pursuit and future endeavours. Reading is the ability to induce meaning from written or print words. Students should strive to imbibe good reading habits that would enable them function well in all spheres of life. Introduction A good reading habit is a vital skill that students should possess. The study recommends that there must be a fixed time for reading a variety of reading materials that will appeal to students and that adopting different methods to arouse the interest of students could enhance their reading habits.ġ. The study concluded that the reading habits of secondary school students should be given rapt attention because of the imminent danger of losing reading habits in the era of information and communication technologies, where the use of social media sites is the order of the day. Thus, this study seeks to discover and elucidate the various ways whereby secondary school students in Nigeria could develop the habits of reading amidst divergent distractions around them especially in the 21 st century society as well as the roles of stakeholders towards enhancing the reading habits of students at the secondary school. ![]() This growing concern provides motivation for this study. The lack of enthusiasm of secondary school students for reading has contributed to many failures such as poor writing and limited understanding about what they are taught in class. ![]() In recent times, lack of cultivating the habit of reading has been the concern of all stakeholders. ![]()
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