ReadOasis Step 2
(Part 2)

So what exactly is reading for pleasure? Taylor claims that reading for pleasure includes reading books but not magazines or newspapers. The books can be fiction or nonfiction, but reading for pleasure does not include books required by school. The point is this. These readers read because they want to, not because they have to. It?s their choice.

There?s something ironic about this research. Reading for pleasure is like a tool that increases a reader?s chances for su...