THE IMPORTANCE OF PROMOTING GOOD READING HABITS IN STUDENTS Reading is one of the most fundamental skills a child needs to know and learn to succeed in life. Developing good reading habit is vital to your child's future not just academically but in everyday life. The practice of good reading helps in building the personality of a student which includes; helping the student differentiate between facts and opinion, understand situations and their effects which gives him access to a good stock of vocabulary: Good reading habits make the students confident as well as develop their communication skills which in turn improve their moral and ethical knowledge. Inspirational purpose is another reason why reading habits should be promoted. Teachers and parents might not be able to get all the opportunities to encourage and inspire students, but books can. All that the teachers and parents need to do, is promote reading habits among these students and off they go. There are a lot of encouraging and inspiring books such as the 'gifted hands; think big, and so on which are written by the famous neurosurgeon, Dr. Ben Carson. And when reading such books are promoted among students, even the sky would not be their limit. It is very importance to promote good reading habits in students because reading can also help and prepare them for the broader aspect of life. Also, good reading habits help students score well on both internal and external examinations and this of course brings about excellent grades. Furthermore, reading can also make students know more about themselves and cherish who they are and who they could be in future. Books such as 'temperament and you and why you act the way you do teach about temperament and the strength and weaknesses of these temperaments. These books and various other kinds of books like these, assist students in discovering their strengths and weaknesses and how to manage them. And all these can only be achieved by promoting good reading habits among students. Conclusively, reading habits in students can be promoted by creating reading friendly environments both in schools and at home and engaging students and discussing topics on whatever they have read. To effectively conclude, it iS said "A good reader becomes an excellent speaker and a good writer as well.