A) academic B) access C) accompany D) clearly E) comprehension F) context G) enables H) encountered I) enhances J) entertaining K) exposes L) independently M) specific N) stick O) survival Reading is an important skill that needs to be developed in children. Not only is it necessary for __1___ in the world of schools and later on universities, but in adult life as well. The ability to learn about new subjects a nd find helpful information on anything from health problems and consumer protection to more __2___ research into science or the arts depends on the ability to read. The more children read, the better they become at reading. It ’ s as simple as that. The more enjoyable the things they read are, the more they ’ ll __3___ with them and develop the reading skills that they ’ ll need for full __4___ to information in their adult lives. Reading should be viewed as a pleasurable activity --- as a source of __5___ tales and useful and interesting factual information. The more young children are read to, the greater their interest in mastering reading. Reading out loud __6___ children to proper grammar and phrasing. It __7___ the development of their spoken language skills and their ability to express themselves verbally. Reading, by way of books, magazines or websites, exposes kids to new vocabulary. Even when they don ’ t understand every new word, they absorb something from the __8___ that may deepen their understanding of it the next time the word is __9___. When parents read aloud to children, the children also hear correct pronunciation as they see the words on the paper, even if they can ’ t yet read the words __10___.