I agree with Wesley's point of view . Reading does open up our world and expose us to larger amount of knowledge . Most readers take reading as an enjoyment or hobby , so reading to them is fun . Yes ! It improves our language , and I totally agree to that point . Most teenagers are losing their fluency of speech and reading out loud or exposing themselves to more knowledge may just save them from broken speeches .

I think reading is still important to the teenagers nowadays . Knowledge is stored in many different forms , like on websites , books , magazines , newspapers etc . Even though today's technology is very advanced and learning or education can be carried out through experiencing the real thing (e.g planting vegetables through hydroponics) , there are many hidden facts and interesting information that are carved inside the books and other reading materials that students like us teenagers read . You may be able to understand what the process of experiencing the real thing is like , but you may not find out about other amazing facts about what you are learning . You see , both types of education , reading and experiencing , are important altogether , but you can really benefit more from reading than experiencing . Why ? It's because what you learn straight from experience may not cover the whole truth of the topic . By reading , you explore deeper into the topic and also , you can improve on your grammar and vocabulary standards ! Aha ! See , it's like 2-in-1 benefits package . From my experience , it's always great to start from Enid Blyton's series of books , they helped a lot in my grammar skills . As we grow older , our brains mature and we instinctively go for novels and all those biographies kind of thing . These improve our vocabulary and oral skills . Oh , and it also does great help to our fluency of speech if we read the sentences out loud . Without exposure to such important reading materials , teenagers are often influenced by the way people speak around them , like for example , broken English . This usually combines the disaster of mixing wrong grammar and pronounciation of words in speeches . Therefore , it's always to good to sit down in a comfortable chair with a cup of coffee , enjoying books and other reading materials that interest you . Hence , I conclude that reading is extremely important to today's teenagers .