tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-590444740864607060.post2137047910168833031..comments2024-03-16T06:31:12.608-05:00Comments on NCTE Inbox Blog: My Reading RecordNCTEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13158338704096862694noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-590444740864607060.post-6626506152815481192009-07-29T12:42:05.595-05:002009-07-29T12:42:05.595-05:00I have been reading mostly a mix of professional r...I have been reading mostly a mix of professional research and children's books. However, I do carve out time to read something completely different in the midst -- just for me. I remember reading Dick and Jane as a young child, moving to The Boxcar Children, Nancy Drew and Walter Farley's books about horses as I moved into chapter books. I read The Diary of Anne Frank and The Story of Cathy Puett Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06359939210231329861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-590444740864607060.post-63120054096730895812009-07-23T06:37:29.302-05:002009-07-23T06:37:29.302-05:00theteach - I love the idea of 15 books in 15 minut...theteach - I love the idea of 15 books in 15 minutes! I will definitely have to try that next. Nancy, I am a binger as well. I think I read only biographies for one full year in junior high. Renee - Charlotte's Web is always a great book to go back and reread. I had terrible luck using it as a read aloud in my classroom though. I would always cry when Charlotte died! Cari - a few years ago I Lisa Finkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17691253818184356622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-590444740864607060.post-24198674400288910392009-07-22T10:35:56.569-05:002009-07-22T10:35:56.569-05:00Like the teach and Nancy, I have a hard time remem...Like the teach and Nancy, I have a hard time rememberhing exactly what I was reading when, but I, too, went through various "binges" in my life. <br /><br />For a while I was fascinated by "lawyer" books (John Grisham, etc.) and then I went through a "book/movie" phase and I'll also admit to going through a "guilty pleasure" phase, but I read Jackie Cari Richhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00796278128059313445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-590444740864607060.post-68831283257469222392009-07-22T10:31:36.036-05:002009-07-22T10:31:36.036-05:00Wow. If I did this in five year increments, my com...Wow. If I did this in five year increments, my comment would be pretty long. My parents were not readers, but my mother took us to the library every week and I was kind of on my own there.<br /><br />At 5, I taught myself to read in a Kindergarten in which it was against the rules to teach children to read, because they were supposed to play, paint, and socialize. Boy, those were the days.<br /><Renee Ghttp://www.share2learn.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-590444740864607060.post-25664383824240725482009-07-22T08:07:43.519-05:002009-07-22T08:07:43.519-05:00I always enjoy the book lists of others. I too en...I always enjoy the book lists of others. I too enjoy summer for time to read only what I want to read (although I long ago determined that I would not be deterred from pleasure reading during the school year.<br /><br />Since I have about twice as many five-year intervals to cover than you, Lisa, I'll substitute a right-brained looser structure:<br /><br />I had a best friend whose mother Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12624871760177836653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-590444740864607060.post-44616456134703733112009-07-22T06:24:43.067-05:002009-07-22T06:24:43.067-05:00Scott - I love that you mentioned rereading books!...Scott - I love that you mentioned rereading books! That is something I enjoy doing - going back to something I loved. Not everyone does it but it's why I can never get rid of any books.<br /><br />emaestra - Your age 10 was very similar to the list I had to choose from. Beverly Cleary is still one of my favorite authors. My daughters sure are like Beezus and Ramona :) I will definitely check Lisa Finkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17691253818184356622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-590444740864607060.post-4821309688914332582009-07-22T06:24:31.819-05:002009-07-22T06:24:31.819-05:00I smile at your memory. I no longer can remember ...I smile at your memory. I no longer can remember what age I read what without some serious memory testing. :)<br /><br />Your list reminds me of The Story's Story where the reader is asked to list 15 books in 15 minutes. Another fun exercise in recalling one's reading past.<br />http://ow.ly/fyck/theteachhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07890084931892933267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-590444740864607060.post-50353336936448872082009-07-22T04:44:20.055-05:002009-07-22T04:44:20.055-05:00At 5, I read books similar to the Bob Books. It s...At 5, I read books similar to the Bob Books. It seems the ones I read 35 years ago had the same character names, but the drawings are very different. I read these on my own because I didn't attend kindergarten. I worried everyone else would know how to read at the beginning of first grade. I left those chumps in the dust thanks to Bob. And Sesame Street.<br />At 10, I devoured Mrs. emaestrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13116834139710902984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-590444740864607060.post-53147599668760086072009-07-21T21:22:34.635-05:002009-07-21T21:22:34.635-05:00These aren't all summer reading, but this was ...These aren't <i>all</i> summer reading, but this was fun to reflect on nonetheless.<br />at 5: Something from <i>Sweet Pickles</i>...maybe <i>No Kicks for Dog</i> (Doubtful Dog doubts anything and everything, including himself.)<br />at 10: I recall reading and writing a book report on <i>Have You Seen Hyacinth Macaw?</i> after seeing it on <i>ReadIt</i>, that drawing show on PBS.<br />at 15Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com