I really enjoyed this reading! I thought that this book was chock-full of useful information. I especially enjoyed the fact that this book had stories that are easily relatable and can be seen in real life scenarios. One section that really stuck out to me was the section called “Strategies to ‘Fix Up’ Confusion” which provided a list of ways to help one get out of being stuck while reading. I have found myself getting stuck constantly while reading, especially texts that just do not interest me at all. I feel that if I had thought about the things on the list I might have better understood the text or have been able to read it more fluently.
Additionally, I have to say that my favorite part of this book was “What Do You Wonder?.” I really loved that the author is encouraging students to think more and to question things. I often think about what she wrote about in her book how when students were in elementary school they were constantly asking questions, but as we grow older for some reason, the older we get the less questions we ask. I just think that asking the students what they wonder is a great way to get them to start questioning things without worrying about whether or not it relates to anything.
Overall, I thought that this text was great. This book will remain with me as I begin teaching and I will be using this book without a doubt. Each section of this book had useful information that could help anyone, even students. Although I have always enjoyed reading, I think there have been many books that I just could not understand and made me think that reading was just a task rather than something for enjoyment (mostly books I have had to read in college), and I think that this book will help me with those books and books I will have in the very near future.
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