Last week, we spent some time talking about why people read and what happens in a reader's mind while he or she is reading. We also shared the things we love to read that paint a picture of our lives as readers. Here are the notes from our conversations:
Why Do People Read?
- It's like you can communicate with other people around the world.
- to learn
- for money--if you have a job where you have to read to help with your job
- It makes you dream big things.
- You can travel to the future or the past.
- to learn about other peoples' lives
- to form opinions
- for instructions (signs included here)
- for work
- to entertain ourselves
- It can be a habit.
- to pass stories around
- to see things from another person's eyes
- to pass the time
- for the fun of it
- to know what's going on in the world
- for caution (Don't walk!)
- to learn why you should or shouldn't do something (morals)
- to see what happens next
- It's like going outside without going outside.
- People like challenges when they read.
- for directions
- to buy things
Reactions: What's Inside a Reader's Mind?
- notice emotions
- notice moods
- build ideas and provide more evidence for their ideas as they continue reading
- try to understand characters' personalities
- try to understand characters' decisions and feelings
- make judgements about characters
- notice pictures
- disagree with things the characters say or do
- compare: What would I do if it were me?
- think about what a character might be thinking
- notice stories that line up/symbols/stories within stories
- notice when things make sense (or don't)
- ask questions
- explain things to themselves
- notice repetition
- make connections to different books
Here are some pictures from the text share. It was so nice to see everyone gathered around so many beautiful texts!
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