One part of the text that I identified with was about interpreting literature. I have had a difficult with my literature courses and it didn't hit me as to why until I read this chapter. I read for the entertainment value. Of course I read to learn as well, however when I'm reading I'm not reading to try to find the underlying meaning in a text. I read for specific information in text books, but when I read a book or a poem, I am reading for pure enjoyment and entertainment. I have a difficult time trying to read between the lines. I sometimes have wondered if I am just incompetent in this area. Maybe I'm not.
I too was curious about the child the author knew outside of school that loved to read. His mother was in shock when she found out that at school he hated reading and was having a difficult time. I have a student that I work with at an after school care program that is an avid reader. When I see him, most of the time he has a book in hand. I have found that when I ask him to read during the designated time for homework and reading, I can't get him too. I feel like since it was my idea for him to read, he's not going to do it. I am baffled by this each and every day that I see him. I think I'm going to try the entry ticket strategy that the author used with his class. I spend a great amount of our 50 minutes of reading and homework allowing students to go and get their books from their classrooms. Why not make it an incentive to remember your book. "I am a reader!" I have also started bringing my own book to model that I too read just to read and not becuase I have to.
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