This article presents the criteria for choosing a book as the harmony between the personal interests of the reader and the needs of society, the priority of works reflecting national and universal values. As a result, a scientific and theoretical analysis has been made of the fact that the formation of independent reading contributes to the intellectual development of students, increases their interest in reading, and serves to form independent thinking skills.

book, principle, value, reader, universal, educational, literature, reading skills, reading, reading motivation, positive reading environment, reading habit.

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