Good Reader/Good Reading

Post here if you've chosen good reader/reading as the construct most relevant to your research question, but please read "Thursday's (7/28/11) Work" post first if you haven't already. If you've chosen a different construct. you don't need to respond to this one.

I want you to be as detailed as possible in your responses to these questions, so please don't think about answering this post in list or Q&A form. Try to compose paragraphs that get at all of the questions, but in a coherent, well thought through way.

--What is your idea of good reading?
--Where have your ideas about what it means to be a "good reader" come from?
--How have the readings we've done so far influenced your ideas about what good readers do?
--What misconceptions do you think people have about "good readers" or "good reading"?
--How might we go about changing those misconceptions?

Remember to read everyone's comments and make at least 1 additional reply (though what I really hope to see is a conversation develop and your collective ideas advance about the issue).

Monday's H&F Discussion: How & Why We Read

In a few questions at the end of the H&F article, Downs and Wardle ask you to consider how H&F's ideas about reading might be different than how we're used to thinking about it. Respond here to D&W's "Questions for Discussion and Journaling" #2, 4, and 5. When possible, try to reference specific passages from H&F's article and document appropriately. That way, we can begin to see how your ideas are developing in response to what you're reading. Once you see your peers' responses, respond to at least one (ask questions, make connections between what they say and your own experiences, make a connection back to the reading based on what your peers have said, etc.). I'll monitor the discussion throughout the day to see how it's progressing. Please have your posts done by the end of the day:).