I am so excited to read "I read it, but I don't get it" by Cris Tovani. I was hooked right when she admitted to being a "fake reader." I love to read but, I only love to read when I want to be reading. If I have an assigned reading or a book I have to read for a class, I despise it. I usually read the first few chapters, skim a few, read a few more, skim a few, and read the last. I don't want to be like that but between work, homework, life and classes I hardly have time. Especially because I am the kind of person who needs to reflect on what I have read. Usually I talk to my sister, my parents or my friend Ashley. By talking about my reading and reflecting on my reading I gain so much more. The problem with college is there isn't any time for reflecting. Therefore, it makes it harder for me to want to read.
I enjoyed the part about "important book and literary histories" and I hope to use it in my classroom. Tovani doesn't try to get the kids to love reading, she wants to get them to understand it, have a choice, and take personal responsibility of reading. I love that she talks about the books that she doesn't like and why she doesn't like them. In my reading class, we are reading a lot of children's books and I am reminded of the books my mom and dad read to me as a kid. I also remember my first favorite series, The Adventures of the Bailey School Kids. I thought her reasoning for the book history was very powerful. She stated that since her students were going to be working with some text that would require them to share "pasts, passions, and concerns" and will force people to connect. If the students can grow together as a class, they can grow and encourage each other as readers as well.
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