Tuesday, February 1, 2011
Personal Reading Plans
No later than Feb. 6, post your personal reading plans here. Remember: (1) required reading doesn't count; (2) there are no requirements other than it must be text and it must be daily; (3) we'll spend some time reading and being read with in class on Mondays; and (4)we'll spend a few minutes sharing our personal reading experiences with one another in class. No rewards beyond the joys of reading, but we should have a celebration at the end of the semester, don't you think?
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Dave's plan. I love to read, but like many of you, I find it difficult to squeeze in as much time as I'd like. I will continue reading the Winston-Salem Journal at breakfast, the New Yorker at lunch, and one of several books I have in the bathroom and by my bed. Since I haven't been engaged in pleasure reading during our class, I look at that as a new opportunity, and plan to use it to start reading "Relentless Pursuit," which is a book a friend's son gave me after I met with him several times to help him with problems he was having as a Teach for America teacher in NY City.
ReplyDeleteHeather's plan includes keeping things the way they are. I have always read for at least 30 minutes before going to bed. After everyone is in bed, I lay down in my own bed and read until I get tired. I find this is a way to help me to relax.
ReplyDeleteSince my reading habits are not very good, my plan is to read at least 15 minutes a day before I go to bed at night. I am already working on reading the Bible from cover to cover and I will continue to read the Bible along with picking up another book to read. I have always liked to read at night especially during the Winter, but when it gets warmer I plan to read outside on my porch! I hope with this new plan in action I will find myself really engaged to reading all the time!... YES I do think we deserve a celebration at the end of our semester!!!
ReplyDeleteI plan to read with my son each night that I am at home when he goes to bed. I also plan to continue reading the Margret Petterson Haddix book that I started reading awhile back. My plan is to read before going to bed. I am always reading at school on the computer so this will help get time in.
ReplyDeleteI enjoy reading but like everyone else, I find it hard to make time for it everyday. So my plan is to read at least twenty minutes everyday. I'm not setting an exact time of day becasue I want to do it when I have time and not rushed during the day. I also want to try reading someting out of my usually genre of "suspense." I'm going to try a Nicholas Sparks book.
ReplyDeleteJust a quick question? What made you choose the Winston Salem Journal Dr. Koppenhaver?
My plan is to continue my reading as I am. Everyday, during my 30 minute luch I read while I eat in my car if I do not have luch plans. Then every night before I go to bed, I read at least a chapter or so in my Bible before picking up the book I am reading. Right now, I am reading the Harry Potter books for the second time!
ReplyDeleteI began reading a reading plan to read the Bible through in a year in January, so I will continue. I plan to add another book; I’m just not sure what exactly. I will be making a trip to the library this weekend to find something. My daily reading time varies depending on my schedule for the particular day. I enjoy reading and I find that it relaxes me. When I get really involved in a book, it doesn’t matter to me what time of day or where I read. “Getting lost” in a story and identifying with the characters is the best part of reading and I find that I can do this anywhere, anytime.
ReplyDeleteCelebrations are always great! I really like the concept of teaching our students the value of intrinsic motivations, because in the “real world” there will not always be someone standing by waiting to hand you a reward for doing something. Many things that we do in life are not applauded; instead we must find value in our goals within ourselves. I have noticed with my own children that if I constantly reward them by handing them something, pretty soon the goal is the reward. By guiding our students toward intrinsic motivation, it is possible that we could be helping to sculpt a generation who practices random acts of kindness for no apparent reason. WOW, I’m excited to be part of the process!
My personal reading plan is to read during lunch daily. I normally read the bible in the morning before I start my day, but will add lunch to read something else. No time limit, I don't want to feel that I "have" to read for a certain or that I must stop if I have read for the "required" time. During lunch I am planning on reading "Pride and Prejudice".
ReplyDeleteAt night before bed I am reading "The Love Dare", but I am thinking of moving it to right after my morning reading of the bible because night reading doesn't seem to be working for me :(
I think a celebration would be great!
Elise Hembree
Why the Winston Salem Journal? We wanted a major city newspaper since we live in a small town and want to also get national, state, and international news. The person that delivered the Charlotte Observer up here was unreliable and we never knew when or if our paper would show up, so we switched. Not much point in a morning paper that often showed up in the afternoon or not at all...
ReplyDeleteMy personal reading plan involves my two boys. I already read to them at night before bed but I plan to read a chapter book at night with them and let them get introduced to bigger books and ideas a little at a time. On the nights I have school I am making my husband keep up the deal so that he can be involved with this too. I may even try the flash light appraoch if the story we are reading has a little spooky effect. I am going to start with a Flying Tree House book. Then move to others. I am looking forward to seeing if they begin to look forward to the next night so that they can find out what is going to happen. I am not putting a time limit on it. I will read until we all are to tired or at a good point to stop.
ReplyDeleteI am looking forward to seeing what positive effects could come out of this and a end of semester celebration!!!
I, Misty O'Brien, promise myself that I will read more with my children. I do read to my 4-year-old daily, but will increase the time I spend with her. And, I will add in some time to sit with my oldest daughter and read with her daily as well. We don't always take the time to do this due to homework and my classes, but I'm sure we can make it fit in right after she gets home from school. This may include reading to her or listening to her read because she likes to take turns. She loves to read, so that will not be a challenge and I know that she'll help me stick with my plan.
ReplyDeleteAnd, yes, I do think a celebration is in order. That sounds like fun!
I like to read, but I struggle with finding time to read. I plan to read at least 10 minutes a day, just before going to work in the morning. I am wide awake in the morning and feel like that reading before bed time would be a waste of my time. Why? Once I get relaxed. I am sound asleep. If something comes up then I will add 10 minutes to the next morning. In having a reading plan, I feel like I will be more motivated to read. I like the idea too of a reading celebration. I am going to begin reading the book Twilight. I am not to fond of vampires but my friend promises that once I start reading the book, I will not want to put it down.
ReplyDeleteMy reading plan is to read 20 mins a day! I plan to read around lunch time everyday this is when I find that I actually have time to stop for a bit. I read the Bible everyday and plan to stick with that, as well as read up on the happenings in the world of sports online.Of course a celebration is need at the end of class
ReplyDeleteWendy’s personal reading plan. My goal is to read something of choice at least once a day. I’ve been trying to read, “Your Best Life Now” by Joel Osteen. My plan is to read from this book daily. It encourages positive thinking and living at your full potential. My excuse is like most – not having enough time. We need to make time for doing things for ourselves. According to Osteen, “As long as you can’t imagine it, as long as you can’t see it, then it is not going to happen for you.” We have to conceive it to believe it and develop a can-do attitude. I hope in reading this book I will learn to make time for reading that is a personal benefit to me. My back-up plan is for Martha to text me occasionally throughout the week as a reminder to stick to my goal. It will be that extra push I need to keep me going in the right direction. When I succeed in finishing this book I feel I will be rewarded with an enlarged vision for life. I plan to then buy one of the CD’s Osteen has out with his messages to listen to in the car and get the children’s book his wife, Victoria Osteen, wrote called, “Gifts from the Heart.” I think this might be great to read with kids. I think Lynn is absolutely right that we should teach children more about the intrinsic reward. In my job I read with students every day. It has helped restore my faith in reading something pleasurable and the importance of reading.
ReplyDeleteI read an hour before bedtime. I usually read the whole hour. I will continue to read "Outlander" by Diana Gabaldon. I used to read when I was the passenger in the van, so I started reading again when my husband is driving. It drives him crazy because he likes to talk, but I'm the opposite. I do not like to talk when I'm driving or riding. My mom does not like to read when riding. She gets motion sickness. I also like to go to the library and read. I just bought a Nook and I cannot put it down. I have four boys and I've always found time to read. I feel that I rarely have time to do everything I want to do in a day. I do make sure I read everyday.
ReplyDeleteI already read on my lunch break and I will continue doing that. Sometimes I have a full hour to read, sometimes only 10 to 20 minutes. I have read the first two books in "The Series of Unfortunate Events" by Lemony Snicket. I also plan to fit more reading in on my days off- Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Over the course of these 3 days I would like to fit in a toal of an hour of reading. It might be all on one day if I am really into what I am reading or spread out over the 3 days. I may also choose to read more than that if I have time. This past Friday I read 40 minutes with "The Reptile Room" because I was getting closer to the end and didn't want to put it down. I'll start the 3rd book tonight when I read before bed.
ReplyDeleteTonya McDonel
My reading plan is to start reading a huge selection of children books. I will visit the library twice a week. I will give each book a rating from poor to excellent. My decision for this reading plan is to develop a list of books that I could possibly suggest for my students. Also, I desire to have a huge collection of books for my future classroom. I am excited about going to yard sales this summer! I am going to work on my classroom selection over the next year and would love to have quality books. I will forward this list to my friends and family for suggestions concerning birthday, Christmas, Valentine’s, etc… gifts. My personal reward is going to be a gigantic piece of cheesecake with tons of whip cream! I look forward to a classroom celebration!
ReplyDeleteI plan to read during SSR time in the mornings at the school where I work. I will also try to read each night before bed. In order to get more reading time in, I pledge to cut my TV time in half. This should get me firmly back up on the reading horse again. My reading rewards are intrinsic: I'll be catching up on the long list of books I've been meaning to read. Since I tend to stick to fantasy novels when I do read, I will try to read not only adult books but also children's literature, and within those categories vary my texts as well. A celebration sounds fab. I'm in!
ReplyDeleteI dislike reading, and don't do it very often. This semester I am going to try to read 20 minutes on my own everyday, and also read to my son more often than I do already. I have always wanted to read the Nicholas Sparks novels, so I will start with one of those.
ReplyDeleteFor my reading plan, i plan to read 20 minutes a day at anytime during the day. I have a book that I keep with me at work that I plan to read as well as the morning newspaper. To keep track of my reading, I plan to write down my times on my bookmark. I also plan to read to the kid that I babysit twice a week. He is four years old and I understand the importance of reading to him at this stage in his life. I agree, i think we should have some kind of celebration at the end of this semester.
ReplyDeleteI want to comment on my reading plan. I really am enjoying reading something each night. At first I thought how hard it was going to be but, it isnt that bad and I look forward to reading what else is going to happen in the lives of the characters.
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