Reading Article Reflection
by Kaeleigh Foecking
When I read, I have many traits of a good reader described in the Performative Literacy article. I can remain patient while reading, giving me the ability to sustain focus, to suspend closure, and to be tolerant of failure and uncertainty. These strategies allow me to pay closer attention to detail to help me handle more complex ideas. I also have an open mind while reading, which allows me to take risks and share my ideas as well as consider others’. Although I already practice the strategies, the documents gave me new ways to advance those skills in my own reading. For example, I will begin to write down questions I have and make more predictions.
I believe I have traits of a strong reader because I enjoy reading. I practice the strategies of performative literacy relatively easily because I like to consider the complex ideas and themes within a text. I can push myself to try different strategies because of this, which makes me a better reader. I read differently depending on the subject by applying different reading strategies. For example, I wouldn't look for deeper meaning in a nonfiction article in the same way I would a fictional novel. But I do maintain some strategies in everything I read, such as annotating.
This year in class, annotating wasn't an entirely new experience to me, as I practiced it for the first time last year. Sometimes it was hard to keep up with annotations because it slowed down the reading, but I enjoyed it because slowing down helped me catch more detail and understand my reading better. I think annotating will continue to help me organize my thoughts and better understand what I read in the future.
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