Chapter 3

Wow what another great chapter.  Every time we start a new chapter I’m learning something new.  Chapter three begins talking about comprehension, which is the process of understanding.  When Ms. Pickett starting talking about as a child reading James and the Giant Peach and how the teacher would read a few pages then stop to explain.  I remember back when I was in school my teacher would do the same thing.  All we would want is to find out what happens without having a lecture about what she had just read to us.  Another point she said is that when children go to the library and pick out a hard book the librarian has them sit and read the first pages to make sure they will be able to do it.  If the child can’t do it then they wont want to read and wont make an effort.  I know for a fact that if a book is not interesting for me I’m probably not going to get far in it.  She also said that every time she is up front in the class talking that she is becoming smarter.  If students are able to stand up and do that then they would probably learn better.  Louise Rosenblatt is a very important person.  She changed the way of reading researchers and the theories about compensation.  Her view of reading often defines how readers often read differently for different purposes.