Metacognitive Thinking

I’ve always noticed that while reading I tend to struggle with really being able to take in all of the information that I was reading. I always thought that I had some sort of reading comprehension problem. My actual reading abilities are quite well. I have always been able to be a “speed reader” but like I said above I had issues really grasping the full concepts of what I was trying to read. In class when we talked about metacognitive reading I thought I’d give it a try and really focus on what it was that I was reading. To do this, I turned off all noises that might distract me when I was reading such as the television or my music. I was in a quiet room all by myself. It shocked me at how much that helped me with my understanding of the text. I am now doing that with all of the reading that I do except sometimes I do not always read out loud. This technique really has improved my comprehension not only with this novel but with all of my other readings for my other classes. I am absolutely loving it. I have been really good so far this semester with planning out my time for reading. Going into things this semester I made it a point to make sure that I stayed on track with all of my reading for my classes. I for the most part have been pretty successful with doing just that. I have been able to have scheduled time to do my reading which is usually something I struggle greatly with. I nanny part time every other day and luckily the little girl I watch takes naps. Her nap time gives me a good two hours to do any required reading that I may have to do as well as any other homework assignments that I need to get done. So far overall I would say that I’ve done a rather good job at putting a concentrated effort into fully understanding what it is I am reading as well as finding appropriate times to get my reading done on time.