reading!

The reading for Thursday was ironically about reading. It talked about how to read and strategies to help you read and retain the information. I definately got a lot out of the reading. I have a hard time understanding what I read sometimes especially if it's tough information. However, I thought some of the things said in the book were not helpful. For instance, I don't think it's necessary to count the words or syllables in a word in order to understand what your reading. I think annotating is very helpful to understand reading. It helps you to break down the text and look at things individually rather than as a whole. Many of the things talked about are not necessary for all the reading you do such as summarizing or identifying patterns. These are especially not needed for pleasure reading or for readings that you understand. These tips could however be useful in reading for a class or a report.