What “good” Readers do?

My name is Damatha Johnson. I am a junior at Chico State. My major is Liberal Studies. I am first generation. I was born and raised in Richmond, California. I am the baby of the family and my parents recently passed away at the end of 2013. I praise God that I am still striving for my degree and have the will to become successful to make my parents proud. I am a survivor through Jesus Christ.

I believe good readers take their time on what they are reading and visualize what they are reading. They also take necessary notes on the side, highlight or underline certain key words that stick out to them so they can meditate on them.

I recently finished reading Steve Harvey’s “Think like a Man, Act like a Lady”. That book installed a lot of wisdom in me and allowed me to understand how much power I have over men. I now look at dating and relationships different because I know myself worth and how certain guys view me. I love that book and it changed my perception of men and myself as well.

I enjoy reading religious books, horoscopes, bible verses, self-help books, articles on healthy living, parenting(even though I am not a parent),fashion, and crime and justice, books on the opposite sex, fantasy and children’s books, books on dating. What I read does have a connection with what I read in school. I am taking a psychology class and we discuss the mind of people in general and it confirms what I read outside of class. It is like an extra review for me!

I believe this is a well written article. One take away that I got from William’s article is the image that people have of readers have been distorted. I remember in middle school, if you were caught reading outside of class you must be a nerd, smarty-pants, lonely and have no social life. Younger children in middle school view reading as an “un-cool” thing because now a days it is all about the X-Box 360. I believe William is trying to get the message across of how you don’t have to read at a certain level or speed to be considered a “good reader”; just simply engage, enjoy and change your perception on reading and readers in general.