McKenzie Blanton: Blog #4 Routman "Share Your Reading Life"

         I love to read but it hasn’t always been that way. Reading was hard for me in the early years of my life. It wasn’t until middle school that I was finally told that read could be for fun. I didn’t have to read every single word precisely right in order to read. I liked the fact that I now have the ability to choose whatever I want to read. I do have several favorite authors and even my husband knows which books I like to read. He has picked up several James Patterson books for me to add to my collection. I found that I liked reading once I could read what I chose and there was not an expectation of my reading.

        I have never thought of including books that I love from my childhood into my classroom reading time. I feel like they wouldn’t get into me pulling out my Patterson novel for some personal reading time. I believe that I could incorporate some books that I loved as a child. This would allow for my students to see me as a reader for enjoyment. I know I have a lot of books that I loved to listen to as a child. I believe that I will begin pulling out some books that I enjoy and reading them during center time. I think this is a good way to incorporate leisure reading in my classroom.