Reading: extension of the world

Abstract

The importance of reading as much inside as outside of the classroom is emphasized in this paper, considering that it has remained one of the most frequently used ways by which humans "insert" themselves into the world. From reading that is instinctive about the universe to reading of the digital world, the history of reading is long and complex. To now arrive in modern times, in which the presence of artifices that are implemented for communication is widespread, humans have exercised thought and action as part of a daily conquest, in an incessant effort in search of new knowledge. As a part of this world that makes possible new dimensions of life, schools should look for propitious ways of "inserting" teachers and students into the digital world through the reading of diverse texts. This new knowledge that accompanies this new world order should facilitate greater interaction and consequently, finds real incentives to make reading cross frontiers and to continue life "outside of the box."