Lidia Leal: Reading in the Wild

 

Reading in the Wild has been an interesting book so far. This text made me realize how much time we actually have to read and most importantly reading does not always have to take place all at once. In some situations in the book, Miller mentions that even if you read for five minutes that still counts as reading. On page twelve there is a picture of a girl reading at Universal Studios while waiting for her lunch table. I thought this was really ironic because honestly taking a book to Universal Studies is one of the last things that I would think of doing. I thought the reading itinerary worksheet for students was an interesting concept. As Miller mentions this gives student’s self-awareness about their reading habits and what works best for them. I am most excited about introducing books to students that never thought that they liked to read. What I am afraid of is how to encourage and help students who do not read frequently and students who think of reading as something that they have to do because they are told to do so.