Reading - Not Just an Assignment .
For any reader, a good book grants a pleasure-sought escape from the every day, monotonous world in which we live. Each and every person should experience this well-deserved break from a physically and emotionally hectic life. With each new book, readers transport themselves to a world where they have no responsibilities; they are completely free to relax and not think about that "to-do" list posted on the refrigerator. In the world of fiction, readers are able to choose where they visit and how long they want to stay there. With reading, there are no limits as to how far and long readers go. Reading permits the mind time to relax and escape the stressful world; at the same time reading teaches about the world and broadens the mind's knowledge.
Pleasure-reading allows an escape from real life. It grants readers an opportunity to break away from the humdrum aspects of reality and be transported to another world. The only boundaries to the worlds they choose to visit are in their imagination. Books can dispatch readers to lands far away, either in time or space. The time readers choose to visit can be in the future, the past, or the present. Authors have written about every country in the world, and places that are far away from the planet we currently live on. Readers need only to pick up a book that catches their eye, and begin reading.
In addition to readers being able to leave their own little corner of the world whenever they want to, reading also enhances learning. This learning applies to every book, no matter what the title. By reading a variety of books, readers are exposing themselves to literature written by diverse societies; thus they are learning about that particular society's thoughts, beliefs and customs. Not only can reading expose a person to different societies, it can also teach them anything they wish to learn. Whether it is studying the history of the world, calculating the distance to the next country, exploring the physiology of human beings, playing an instrument, or whatever else is chosen, readers can learn anything they want through a book.
My Reading Experience I find this assignment extremely difficult because I have very few memories of reading. ... At least in my case, I would not bother reading the assignment if it was fifty pages long. ... I kept up with the reading on those assignments. ... I know it should not be an excuse, but I just got caught up in the moment. ... Thus, I feel I just do not have time to read for pleasure. ...
It is argued that there is considerable research on effective comprehension instruction, but that much of this research is not reflected in classroom practice. ... When examining the above definition it is safe to say that meaning cannot just be extracted from texts but must be actively created in the mind of the reader from the integration of prior knowledge with the information in the text. ... Teachers assigned, questioned, and told students about the content of their assignments, but did little to show their students how to comprehend and learn new information. ... Focus on language con...
I enjoyed reading fantasy and fiction novels. ... Reading fictional novels really helped me enjoy reading. ... I could not fathom how to put together a paragraph of rhyming words or how to express my emotions through a poem. ... When I was struggling in class with a writing assignment she would help me along the way and tutor me after school to better myself for future writing assignments. ... A book was more than just pretty pictures and symbols on pages of paper but a whole fictional world I could visualize and become the characters. ...
When we were assigned books to read in highschool, I can honestly say that while most of my classmates were moaning and groaning about the assignments, I became secretly excited. ... I've experienced the ability to hate and to love, to lie and to trust, and to begin to heal even when I thought it was not possible, all from just reading. ... It was one of the first novels I have ever read for a highschool reading assignment that used my language and ideas that I could identify with. ... I, however, feel that that is not true because without all of the reading that was forced upon me in...
Reading thoroughly on the subject is vital to me. ... Mostly I check the instructions for the assignment. ... Just to give my instructor enough room for comments. ... I then Read my paper over and over again just to find out whether it makes logical sense. ... If not, then I try to add some words and phrases to help connect them. ...
"Introduction: Ways of Reading" After reading the introduction of "Ways of Reading" for the first time, an immediate sense of confusion struck. ... It was broken into nine separate sections, each educating the reader on assignments to follow. ... The introduction actually encourages you to read things more than once not just because of "misunderstandings" but also because when reading long passages it is hard to absorb so much information at once and by reading the passage twice over you will come across things that you may have missed. ... It was basically teachers reading from the book....
As a future Business teacher, I have not really though about reading and how others read. ... Phonics is an important necessity in reading, take away phonics, and children could not read. ... Some children need to hear "job well done" or some may need to be given rewards to help them through a difficult assignment. ... Those that struggle to read in a general classroom, may not in mine, because as Smith says "Computers can stimulate reading on their own account." ... They are reading, however, just in a nontraditional way. ...
I rarely prewrite if the assignment doesn't involve reading. If I do prewrite on this assignment, I will just write things on a piece of paper that comes to my mind about the assignment. ... My writing process for a paper that involves reading and comprehending will take a lot longer than that of a simple assignment. ... I usually decide to start reading what the assignment tells me to around two weeks before due. ... I am usually not pushed for time because I live by myself and do not work but I am a full-time student which is sometimes harder than a full-time job. ...
Born in a household where English is not the prominent language, my childhood experiences with reading are scarce. It was not until those magical high school years when my affection toward readings begun. ... Reading is such an important part of one's life that is not appreciated enough. ... Like reading, when we just hear a song, we imagine the characters, the colors, the smells, and the sound. ... I want it to become an accomplishment, not an assignment, and I feel that this class will be a great start. ...
