My Reading Process Physically

Where do you read? When? How fast or slow? Tell everything that could be figured out from a complete video recording of your reading from start to finish.

It really depends what I’m reading and where I will choose to read it at. When reading Hate List, I chose to read in my room because it is away from everyone else and there are fewer distractions around me. I would rather read there than anywhere else because it is my comfort zone for reading easier. If I had to read something in a classroom, it would be harder for me to concentrate because there are students surrounding me while they are trying to read as well. I would be pressured getting the reading done on time in the class, whereas reading at home there would be no time limit and no people around me.

When reading the sections of Hate List every week, I would read a few days before the reading was due because I can’t start reading then stop and start up again a few days after, ill forget what I read previously. I would rather read the pages in one sitting then starting all over again because I wouldn’t remember what I read. I would probably turn the pages back a lot just to remember what I read previously. When Stephanie said we could use the notes on the Down and Dirty Quizzes, I was thankful because I sometimes forget what I read earlier. I loved the idea that we could of wrote notes while we read because it’s easier for me to take notes, refer to them later on, and understand what I wrote about the reading.

Whatever I am reading really depends on the speed. If I do not understand what’s going on in the reading clearly, ill read real slow. If I don’t understand it, I tend to reread the sentence or paragraph a few times to understand it more. If I’m interested in the reading I will pick up the pace a little by reading it faster. I noticed while reading Hate List, that I read slower because there were a lot of characters to remember, plus I stopped every time I thought something was important and wrote notes on it. There were a lot of flashbacks in the reading so you would sometimes stop and think what all ready happened then go on reading.

If I had a complete video recording of me reading from start to finish, I would be in my room, laying on my bed, reading my book that I’m going to hopefully be interested in, take notes if necessary, and try not to take any breaks away from the reading so I understand the book more.