“Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.” Albert Einstein
If you know the dangers of reading without a purpose, reading in a noisy environment, or reading without talking to the text, yet continue these habits, you are a reckless reader! Reckless is defined as a defiant disregard for danger or consequence. You are putting your memory at risk with your careless reading and lack of attention to your thinking.
Let’s talk speed. If you don’t adjust your driving speed to match the demands of the road, you could end up with a speeding ticket, or worse, someone could get hurt. Mature readers know fast reading is not good reading. If you try to read too much, too fast, you will only get frustrated, overwhelmed, or give up. In order for you to be aware of your thought process, you have to be willing to vary your pace. Just because your eyes can see the words and your mouth can say the words, doesn’t mean your mind is able to retain the words. Be prepared to stop often and allow your mind time to catch up with the author’s meaning. Right now you are learning how to direct your awareness, which means, the slower you go, the more you’ll know.
As you read, always be on the lookout for obstacles that may block your mind’s ability to make meaning. When this occurs, you will have to stop, redirect your focus, and navigate around unknown words by using another route to create meaning. Whatever you do, don’t ignore the unknown words or confusing ideas by skipping them or increasing your reading speed. This reckless behavior will cause your mind to crash. You may have to try several different strategies until you find the strategy that fixes the comprehension problem. If you take the time to train your brain to slow down when you are confused, you are one step closer to becoming a mature reader.
Just as different genres determined your reading behavior and purpose for reading, all texts vary in their required speed to read (See FICTION/NONFICTION: GENRE MATTERS for more information on genre). Before you begin to read, scan the page and determine the speed that will help you make meaning. For example, if you were looking in the phone book for a phone number, you wouldn’t start on the first page and read every name until you found the person.
You’re speed would be fast and you would skip pages until you reached the first letter of the last name for which you were looking. Slowing down, you would scan the page until you found the last name. If there were several with the same last name, you may slow down even more and begin to read each name one at a time. If you read a novel like this, you would hurt your chance of making meaning. Take into consideration, you can’t drive fast on unknown roads. Make sure to complete the FLIRT Phrase before reading to identify the demands of the text and a safe reading speed.
Let’s talk about your level of attention. Can you drive fast every day regardless of the weather? Of course not. The weather conditions also determine the level of attention required to reach your destination safely. On a sunny day, you may lean back in your seat, sing along with the radio, and talk with your friends. On the other hand, if it snowed while you were at work, you know the drive home will require a heightened level of attention. You sit up in your seat to see on the road better. You calculate the difference in stopping time by staying further behind cars. Sometimes you may even turn off your music and ignore the ring of your cell phone so that you can concentrate better.
This is the case for most reading materials. Mature readers know their level of attention will vary depending on the text and their purpose for reading. When you are browsing through a magazine, you’re relaxed and reading for fun. However, if you are reading information for a test, you are much more engaged by talking to the text, taking notes, and rereading to clear up any confusion.
REALITY CHECK
It’s time for you to sit in the driver’s seat and take control of your thinking. Keep in mind, metacognition means being aware of and controlling your thoughts. While reading, use your metacognition to monitor your pace and level of attention. Self-regulate the amount you can read by chunking the text into small, hand size sections or by taking a break every twenty minutes. Stay alert by activating your schema and writing down connections. Engage in a conversation by talking to the text in the margins or on post-it notes. Change the direction of your thinking by slowing down and pay attention to warning signals by trying different strategies when you are confused. Be prepared to stop as soon as you experience fatigue and monitor your memory by ask yourself questions.
Remember, speed kills any chance at creating a deeper understanding of the author’s message. Don’t be a reckless reader. Adjust your reading rate and pay close attention to confusing words and ideas.
In the text it says(Reckless is defined as a defiant disregard for danger or consequence.)
ReplyDeleteI already know I can be reckless sometimes.
As a result I wonder(If I can stop being reckless especially in reading?)
David Crisfield
From what I read in the text I learned that reckless reading is not beneficial if you read fast or free-read, I also learned from the text to try to analyze the words you do not understand and figure it out! To summarize the main points, one should read slow, slow down when confused, and be aware of what thyp of text is being read as the level of attention varies based on the text.
ReplyDeleteAndrew Thompson Section 1
The author describes how you can read fast and times when you have to read slow.I can see how reading is like driving a car, if you know the road you can drive fast if you dont you have to drive slow. I will remember when you dont understand you have to slow down.
ReplyDeleteLogan Gurreri
The author describes how you can read to fast just as how you can drive to fast. She compares driving and read with you pace of reading. Which I agree with the author on how we need to monitor our pace. Therefor i believe i need to monitor my pace a lot more.
ReplyDeleteTyler Adcock sec. 1
In the text it says level of attention will vary. I already know that I need to monitor my pace. As a result I wonder if I will get through my readings faster.
ReplyDeleteAbbie Forry
Section2
In the text it says that fast reading is not good. I already know that reading fast lets you remember little information about what you read. I wonder if you can read to slow as well.
ReplyDeleteJake Carr
In the text it says Metagognition means being aware of and controlling your thoughts while your reading. I already know that my metagognition is terrible because i tend to get lost thinking about other things while i read. As a result, i plan to schedule a time of breaks during my reading so that i can get my mind off on different things and then get back to the text so that i can stay focused.
ReplyDeleteDustin R Wagnon
In the text it says That reading reckless is defined defiant disregard danger consequence. I already know Reading fast is not good reading. As a result I wonder If you take the time to train your brain to slow down when you are confused your one step closer to becoming a mature reader.
ReplyDeleteTo summarize the main points... in order to be a well developed mature reader you must pace yourself or reading too fast may cause frustration and the slower you read the more you know. -Lance Conley
ReplyDeleteIn the text it says, Mature readers know their level of attention will vary depending on the text and their purpose for reading. I already know that being a mature reader means focusing and trying your best to understand what you learn and not let distractions get in the way of your reading. As a result, I wonder how the brain can understand topics that you read and sort them into more available space (chunking) and have room for more!
ReplyDeletein the txt it says that reading quickly, just to finish, is not a good thing to do. I already know that to read fast is a bad thing. I wonder what I can do to improve my reading comprehension skills.
ReplyDeleteryan d.
Fast readers are not good readers. I know that reading to fast makes it hard for the reader to comprehend what they are reading. I'm curious to how fast you can read and comprehend the text to its full potential.
ReplyDeletein the text it said that the weather conditions also determine the level of attention required to reach your destination safely. So i thought about what the waether has to do with reading. At a result i understood that its simply comparing the level of awarness when driving to reading.
ReplyDelete-Latifah Pittman
when you read and not pay attention you get lost. when you get lost in reading you have to stop backtrack and reread. this is just like driving. when you get lost while driving you turn around, focus and rerun your course.
ReplyDeletekatie bricker
section 1
In the text it says that reading fast isn't good. I already know that reading fast makes you not remember as much. I wonder if you can read to slow and in depth.
ReplyDelete-Ryan Althoff
In the text it says fast reading is not good reading.
ReplyDeleteI already know i will not comprehend as much rushing through the reading.
I wonder how if i slow down how much more i will actually understand becuase i dont comprehend well.
post above is mike forstoffer
ReplyDeleteIn the text it says that reckless readers either read to fast or so on. I know that when it comes to a pretty lengthy text my reckless side comes out and I become reckless. After reading this I know if I slow down and really read the text I can become a better reader and more mature one.
ReplyDeleteIn the text it says reading fast is not good for you. I already know when you read fast you will not remember a lot of the information. In all, you should not read fast and read at a good pace.
ReplyDeleteHet Gandhi
In the text it says reading at a fast pace in not good. I already know when you read fast you miss information. As a result you need to slow down when you read.
ReplyDeleteIn the text it says that mature readers know that reading fast and long causes only bad habbits and depressions. I know that when I try craming instead of studing my grades are effected and I get depressed with studing or anything.
ReplyDeleteReckless Reading
ReplyDeleteI will remember:
Speed, know what you can read fast, and know what you can read slow.
Attention, What all do you have to give all your attention to. The whole thing or just half of it?
Jen Fink
Reckless Reader
ReplyDeleteI will remember:
Level of attention-know/don't know
Speed- how fast or how slow
Pete Floyd
careless reading
ReplyDelete1.slower-know more
2. reading behaviors
Fast reading is no good. If i fast read i wont remember anything. i need to make sure i slow down when i read.
ReplyDeleteReckless Reading
ReplyDeleteI will remember:
1) use my reading behaviors.
2) use speed to my advantage.
Reckless reading
ReplyDeleteI will remember:
1. Adjust reading speed
2. level of attention
Anthany Heindel
Reckless and slow
ReplyDeleteI will remember:
-Activate schema.
-Different text requires different pace.
Adam Vetere section 2
Reckless Reader and Insanity
ReplyDeleteI will remember:
1)Phone Book
2)DRIVEing reckless
Lacey Walker Section 1
In the text it says fast reading is not good reading at all.I already know i will not understand most of the reading if i do it quickly.I wonder how many times i should read hte info if i do it slowly.
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