Malia Myricks The born again wild reader

So far I am really enjoying this reading text, it is very interesting. I like how she wants to make it so that everyone enjoys reading. I completely agree with her on how we need to make it so that the students do not just read for school but develop their own personal reading habits when reading for themselves. Miller talks a about how she was able to get the students to realize how much time they have and when to find that time to read. Asking what the students did on the weekend and to think about all the times they were bored during that time is a great way to get students to start reading when they are bored. Miller mentioning “reading emergencies” took me back to my middle school self when I was always stuck at someones house or the store with my mother longer than expected. I always carried a book on me, not so much now. This quick minilesson is one I would definitely use in my classroom.

The Reading Itinerary is a great tool for the students to reflect on their reading habits. Tracking where they read and for how long determines certain patterns they might notice. This would be a great exercise to use when teaching any grade. Its very important that at any age you know your reading preferences in order to stay a reader.

I would be most afraid of those fake readers. While reading this text I have found my self finding certain traits of all the different types of readers Miller talks about, even the fake reader. I remember fake reading and just filling out reading logs to get credit without actually reading. My biggest fear would be catching the fake reader. Not only just catching them but not being able to change this fake reader into a wild reader would be my biggest fear. I would not want to feel like I can’t make anyone interested in reading ever again.