Post #5: Reading as Thinking

    It’s interesting to explore oneself’s experience of literacy. When I see what I read, in my mind’s eye, it’s usually played out like a movie. I can very well visualize what I’m reading, the setting, the characters, I can easily create an image of each character even when provided little detail. Settings are a little bit easier to see and make richer pictures in my mind, especially settings that have to do with the outdoors and school settings. When it comes to sound and how I hear what I’m reading, my mind creates different voices for each character. My mind doesn’t create any background noises based on the setting unless they’re described by the author. Most of what I see when I read, in my mind’s eye, is visual, not much auditory. When responding to confusion or difficulty in a book, I tend to get very involved in the book and at times bring anxiety on to myself. When I’m not understanding a scene in a book, I tend to leave the book alone for a couple of days, and most of the time, come back to the book with rested eyes and a different perspective. Depending on the book, the feelings that I generate while reading are a good portrayal of what is happening in the book. I feel pretty happy and excited when I start a new book. It’s towards the middle of a book that I start to get a little bit anxious and will want to finish the book already because I want to know how it ends. I can be a bit impatient when it comes to endings. I also have a very short attentions span and get distracted easily, which can affect my feelings when reading a book. While reading a book, I don’t really tend to relate texts to other texts I have read before. I primarily just think about the text I am thinking about and how it relates to my own life or something I’ve seen in media.