Why Read?

The correct question is why not?! Reading is the foundation to ALL learning. If you can read then the skies the limit. When you read you can be transformed to another time or place. You can use your imagination and thoughts to be a king, queen, a pioneer, or the worlds fastest runner!!!!
But, there is also, reading the newspaper, reading directions to Friday night's ballgame and of course reading the menu at the hamburger joint.
So please, teach someone to read!