My reading skills are below average. I don't have any strength as a reader, and I real really slow. For the last 3 years I have read only 8 books. Most of them were in my junior year, where my reading habits improved drastically after leaving the English Learning Program. Moreover, my enjoyment of reading has also increased because I could choose what to read. My favorite books so far are Hatchet by Gary Paulsen and The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka. For the last three years, I have been reading fiction, mystery, novel and so on. This year, I want to read more science books; I already got two Existential Physics and Lost in Math, books by physicist and science communicator Sabine Hossenfelder. 

BOOKS

A READING REFLECTION

UNIT 1 REFLECTION

I can’t say that any of the Signposts helped me as a reader. Reading is not difficult for me, and in almost all cases, I can easily comprehend the author’s intended message. While Compare & Contrast, Numbers & Statistics, or Absolute & Extreme languages may be beneficial for some, I find it quite uncomfortable to ask questions like “Why did the author use this method (C&C, N&S, or A&E),” which distracts me from reading.

I can’t quite explain it, but if I don’t find a topic interesting, I have a limited mental resource to spend to it. And a significant portion of this energy goes towards reading itself. That’s why, after reading and acquiring new information, I treat it as granted - without any feelings, thoughts, or even an opinion. But even if I do have interest, my curiosity usually does not go beyond 5 W-s.