Category: About Reading & Writing
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Like TV With Words
Recently I had the opportunity to interview a variety of students for our school yearbook. The questions ranged from favorite subject to future goals. One young girl responded eagerly when I asked what her favorite subject was. “Reading,” she told me. “It’s like watching TV except you have to read the words.” This is a…
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Thinking About Reading
Teachers prattle on about reading comprehension strategies; about vocabulary and monitoring your understanding and rereading and summarizing. I read to enjoy books. When I read, the words scamper across my brain, leaving illustrations behind. I picture the worlds I read about, I envision myself there, and I wonder what it would be like to live…
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Sharing What You Read
I am a voracious reader. That means I read everything. All the time. And I am ALWAYS looking for book recommendations. I love fantasy, historical fiction, and young adult books, but I have been known to read romance, spy thrillers, biography, and even nonfiction. Very often, I want to share something I have read with…
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Love of Reading
My earliest memories of reading include going to the library with my brother and my mom. I happily perused the children’s section, loading my arms with books. My mother painstakingly tried to find boys’ books about baseball. (In the sixties, there weren’t as many as there are now) I would settle in at home and…