Some people think reading stories in books is better than watching TV or playing computer games for children. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

It is believed that reading books is more associated with meaningful learning than watching TV or playing computer games which hold back children’s imagination to stretch creatively and their analytical mind to function properly. I completely agree with the idea that reading can work to children’s advantage. Children definitely reap the benefits of reading due to several reasons. Firstly, reading can exercise and stimulate a child's brain. The brain is replete with neurons which operate as information transmitter throughout the nervous system. Learning occurs once connection between neurons sustain. Reading helps a child develop this connection and also make new connection as he or she grows older. They have to analyze a reading passage or story in terms of vocabulary, structure, idea and the link between them. So, this fosters natural development and maturation of the child. Secondly, the concentration of child will also improve as the child needs to sit still and reads quietly to perceive and interpret the intended meaning of the text. Therefore, the whole brain is involved in this process to make this learning happens.
Furthermore, children have the tendency to visualize what is written in the book or story that stimulates their imagination faculty. To realize their full potential, they need information to feed their brain. If all the pictures, drawings and the context of text work as stimulator to reinforce child learning, the child will be able to make a connection between what they already knew and what is in the text and make something of their own. Finally, children who read books perform better at school. By the knowledge they possess, they can express themselves in written and spoken skills. They can put their thoughts into words more efficiently and be skilled communicators.
On the other hand, although technology improves people's life to a substantial degree from advancing in medical science to providing more employment opportunities, it has deleterious effects on mental and physical well-being of individuals as well. For example, computer games and TV programs deprive children of having normal life and endanger their health as they make children grow accustomed to sedentary lifestyle which is a direct threat to their health.
To sum up, I hold my conviction regarding the importance of reading as it nurtures potential in children. However, TV programs and computer games take away from young their creativity and bring out reading deficiency in a child.

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Average: 7.3 (1 vote)
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Transition Words or Phrases used:
also, finally, first, firstly, furthermore, however, if, regarding, second, secondly, so, still, therefore, well, for example, to sum up, on the other hand

Attributes: Values AverageValues Percentages(Values/AverageValues)% => Comments

Performance on Part of Speech:
To be verbs : 10.0 13.1623246493 76% => OK
Auxiliary verbs: 7.0 7.85571142285 89% => OK
Conjunction : 21.0 10.4138276553 202% => Less conjunction wanted
Relative clauses : 7.0 7.30460921844 96% => OK
Pronoun: 33.0 24.0651302605 137% => Less pronouns wanted
Preposition: 53.0 41.998997996 126% => OK
Nominalization: 16.0 8.3376753507 192% => OK

Performance on vocabulary words:
No of characters: 2125.0 1615.20841683 132% => OK
No of words: 398.0 315.596192385 126% => OK
Chars per words: 5.3391959799 5.12529762239 104% => OK
Fourth root words length: 4.46653527281 4.20363070211 106% => OK
Word Length SD: 2.90575363838 2.80592935109 104% => OK
Unique words: 222.0 176.041082164 126% => OK
Unique words percentage: 0.557788944724 0.561755894193 99% => OK
syllable_count: 631.8 506.74238477 125% => OK
avg_syllables_per_word: 1.6 1.60771543086 100% => OK

A sentence (or a clause, phrase) starts by:
Pronoun: 9.0 5.43587174349 166% => OK
Article: 4.0 2.52805611222 158% => OK
Subordination: 2.0 2.10420841683 95% => OK
Conjunction: 0.0 0.809619238477 0% => OK
Preposition: 4.0 4.76152304609 84% => OK

Performance on sentences:
How many sentences: 21.0 16.0721442886 131% => OK
Sentence length: 18.0 20.2975951904 89% => OK
Sentence length SD: 60.5128123088 49.4020404114 122% => OK
Chars per sentence: 101.19047619 106.682146367 95% => OK
Words per sentence: 18.9523809524 20.7667163134 91% => OK
Discourse Markers: 7.38095238095 7.06120827912 105% => OK
Paragraphs: 4.0 4.38176352705 91% => OK
Language errors: 0.0 5.01903807615 0% => OK
Sentences with positive sentiment : 13.0 8.67935871743 150% => OK
Sentences with negative sentiment : 2.0 3.9879759519 50% => More negative sentences wanted.
Sentences with neutral sentiment: 6.0 3.4128256513 176% => OK
What are sentences with positive/Negative/neutral sentiment?

Coherence and Cohesion:
Essay topic to essay body coherence: 0.21932318303 0.244688304435 90% => OK
Sentence topic coherence: 0.0622307554686 0.084324248473 74% => OK
Sentence topic coherence SD: 0.0667454880303 0.0667982634062 100% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence: 0.129713924504 0.151304729494 86% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence SD: 0.0245926317027 0.056905535591 43% => Paragraphs are similar to each other. Some content may get duplicated or it is not exactly right on the topic.

Essay readability:
automated_readability_index: 13.2 13.0946893788 101% => OK
flesch_reading_ease: 53.21 50.2224549098 106% => OK
smog_index: 8.8 7.44779559118 118% => OK
flesch_kincaid_grade: 10.3 11.3001002004 91% => OK
coleman_liau_index: 13.69 12.4159519038 110% => OK
dale_chall_readability_score: 8.97 8.58950901804 104% => OK
difficult_words: 112.0 78.4519038076 143% => OK
linsear_write_formula: 7.5 9.78957915832 77% => OK
gunning_fog: 9.2 10.1190380762 91% => OK
text_standard: 9.0 10.7795591182 83% => OK
What are above readability scores?

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Rates: 73.0337078652 out of 100
Scores by essay e-grader: 6.5 Out of 9
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