Sunday, November 9, 2008
as a reader
Looking back on myself as a reader i come up with more negatives that positives. I always struggled with reading. I could never sit down and just read a book for fun. I used to try and get excited about reading. I remember having my mom buy me sweet valley high books and the babysitters club books. I would start to read them, but it was hard for me to really get into them. I think this is because I had problems remembering what I read. I would read a chapter one day pick up the book the next day and forget what I read the night before. This was very frustrating for me as a child. My mom can sit and read a whole book in one night and she could not understand why I hated reading so much. No as I am getting older I have found books that I enjoy. Some of them might be trashy like the story of Anna Nicole, Tori Spelling and Amy Fisher, but at least I am reading. My mom always read to me as a child and I loved it and I understood what she was reading me, but doing it on my own gave me a problem. I found ways as I got older to help me understand what I am reading. When I am reading for school I have to take notes on what I am reading. This way I can go back and look at my notes and not have to reread chapters. When I read for fun I make sure I am in a quiet place where I can concentrate so I know what I am reading.
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It seems as though you and I had a very similar reading experience growing up. I used the same methods to retain academic information. Without my outlines, notes, notecards and post-its I probably would have failed out of middle school, high school and college! Believe it or not, I still use the same method with my graduate readings! What can I say, it works for me! Unfortunately though, I have always had to put the extra effort into reading. Oh well, it is what it is!
I am laughing while I read your posts. Its nice to hear that other people have had the same struggles and difficulties. With me, I always had to take notes in class. I would always refer back to my notes to help me comprehend what was covered in class. Without them I was lost. I enjoyed reading but would always have to put in the extra effort into comprehending a text.
Even though you may have had more negative than positive experiences as a reader, this is ok. As a future teacher though, you have to try and turn your negative experieces into positive ones for your students. The comment you made about reading a book you enjoy is so true. I know many young readers who hate reading but will enjoy reading if it's a book or topic they enjoy.
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