Reading Works

My first memory of reading and writing dates back to my kindergarten days when I could sit there in class and listen to my kindergarten teacher read to use. The teacher read slowly and showed us picture so as make sure that we understood what she was reading to us. She read to us for a number of times and now our turn to practice reading and writing came. I started learning how to write letters, words and finally composing sentences. Spelling was not my thing as I always struggled to get the…

Shakespeare's most famous works have been incorporated in school curriculums for decades, therefore there is no surprise that it has been translated into various forms in order for it to be taught effectively in class. With dramas, such as Hamlet and Macbeth, Shakespeare was able to explore many themes that are very relatable to his readers, which is why teachers today use both reading, technology and analyzing/performing in their classrooms so their students are able to understand the plot more…

children get to the age where they are developmentally ready to begin reading, they must begin with the basics. This is not something that they can learn with one sitting. Some children will pick up reading quicker than others. It is important to remember that children learn differently and excel at different rates. Just because a student who is developmentally ready to learn how to read, doesn’t mean that they will start reading the third week of practicing the basics, however, that also…

Thomas Foster, an English professor, desired to write a book that delivered explanations for what the professor thinks when he or she reads versus that which a student brings to mind in regards to connections made when reading a work of literature. From this desire Foster wrote “How to Read Like A Professor.” In each chapter, Foster describes specific tools and strategies authors have used in the past and continue to put into practice. These strategies are employed by writers as a means to…

learned many factors and considerations of reading. Most importantly, I learned that reading is so much more than simply decoding words. Reading requires the reader to use multiple strategies simultaneously in order to properly decode and comprehend. To an outsider, reading can seem to be a simple activity that most children learn from a young age. When I first began working with students who had difficulty reading, I was surprised by how many children found reading challenging. Yet after…

outperform boys on standardized test, the amount of reading done relates directly to reading achievement, and the kind of reading in school can cause boys to read less are three issues that need to be addressed. Knowing this, a study was conducted in an elementary school with thirty-five boys from four fifth grade classes in a north central North Carolina to find out what boys really want. Each of the students completed an open-ended interview about reading with questions that asked things such…

which engaged all of them into the next reading that involved a dark and scary setting. She has built her classroom as a literary community by welcoming the opinions of her students and ensuring that everyone’s contribution is…

A Reconciled Love Just like most kids my story of how reading has impacted my life started when I was very young. A memory of my childhood was my parents laying my sister Ashley and I down every night to read us a bible story. I was always an adventurous kid, so for me story time was just another adventure. I have always enjoyed reading like my mom; however, I would prefer to be outside with a ball in my hand like my dad. Regardless of how hard I resisted, my mom would insist that I come…

her confident fades away. This was mainly demonstrated when she was reading the word list. She first tried sounding the beginning of the word, but then she stopped and gave up. By developing more…

chapter one, Critical Reading, from the book The Bedford Read, published by Bedford/St. Martin’s, the authors illustrate that critical reading “involves looking beneath the surface of the work” and “understanding the creator’s intentions” (9). The authors suggest that it is best to write while reading by underlining ideas, writing questions, and feelings. One should develop the understanding of the text by summarizing and thinking critically. A simple check list in critical reading can help…