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Hiya!!! To you, the person reading MY wiki page. If you have any questions just send me an email. (Email at the bottom of the page) ENJOY!!!!! :D How would you describe yourself as a reader? I would describe myself as a kinda fussy book reader, because if I start a book and I find the first couple of pages boring, I’ll just lose interest and stop reading it. People say don’t judge a book by its cover, but to be honest I do sometimes. It depends really, like if my friends say it is a really good book I’ll give the book ago, but if I chose a book by myself the cover and title should always stand out. It’s like this... if see a title that sounds nice, or the cover stands out, I’ll read the blub and see if I like it, but if nothing catches me, I’ll just walk past. I don’t know about you but I have some authors that I really like, so if my author writes a book, I’ll give a look at it anyway even if the title isn’t very catchy or it doesn’t stand out. What are my favourite books? I like any type of book as long as they are interesting and not boring. I like books that I can understand and I don’t have to be a maniac to understand the book. I especially like books that I can relate to, but that doesn’t mean I don’t like funny books that have nothing to do with me. But you get what I mean right? How often do I read? It really depends, what I am doing that day, or how I am feeling, or just how bored I am. But I try to read every day, most of the time, before I go to bed. But if the book is really good I might stay up all night till I finish it or I’ll read and eat at the same time if I can get away with it. So it really depends on the day, how often I read. What do I enjoy reading? Like what I said before, I like books that I can relate to, or books that are funny and have a bit of humour to it. Where do you like to read? I like to read where it is nice and comfy. If it is cold, I would like to read somewhere it is warm and dry, and if hot somewhere air conditioned and non noisy. (Sound really gets to me when it is hot.) What happens in my head as I read? What happens in is...hard to explain, I wish you could just go in and see for yourself, but you can’t so I’ll give it a shot anyway. What happens first is that I’ll start reading and straight away I’m full of questions, but I know I have to read onto find out. Sometimes in books the character is going on about how annoying their little brother is or something, and you might understand how that character is feeling and where they are coming from. But sometimes a character is about to fall into a trap and you know it’s going to happen, so in my head I’ll say don’t do it or go another way or something like that. If I don’t get something I’ll go, “what?”This is about all I can say at the moment what is going on in my head as I read. To make this clearer for you, you can see my emotions and what I think on the Pic of SpongeBob. What does your inner voice say? What does my inner voice say??? Well I think the inner voice is the key to everything when you are reading a book. Like if you got up to a part that you didn’t understand, your inner voice would probably say uh??? Or if you were reading something funny you inner voice would say it’s funny and you would crack up. So to me, the inner voice is does all the thinking, like asking questions in your head. What inner conversations do you have while reading? <span style="color: #e36c0a; font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> <span style="color: #548dd4; font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Like I said before, my inner voice asks questions, or is telling me the book is boring or, if it’s too noisy. My inner voice does most of the thinking when I am reading a book. (According to me) <span style="color: #5f497a; font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Do you face any difficulties? Or distractions? Explain. <span style="color: #548dd4; font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Yes, I do face difficulties sometimes, like when I don’t understand a word I’m suppose to look up the meaning, but maybe I can’t be bothered or I’m up to a really good part of the book, I’ll just guess the meaning. This one word guessing could ruin that part of that book! Do I face distractions? Well, sometimes... it really depends where I am, because if I was reading before I could go to sleep, sometimes I feel tired, and I’ll start yawning and I won’t take much of the story. But if I was reading at school it would be too NOISY!!! (For me this is quite common) <span style="color: #548dd4; font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">A strategy I use when meaning breaks down is I reread, read slowly, look up in the dictionary or maybe just ask someone**.** <span style="color: #548dd4; font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Well... when I don’t understand something, I might just reread what I don’t get, and I might understand it then. <span style="color: #5f497a; font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Tips Section <span style="color: #548dd4; font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Here are some tips, when you are reading, if you don’t understand something, reread it slowly. If you don’t understand a word, look it up or ask someone. I recommend not to read if you are tired because you won’t concentrate as well. Ask questions as you read, right them in sticky notes and see if they get answered.
 * <span style="color: #5f497a; font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: normal; line-height: 115%;">What are some of the strategies you use when meaning breaks down? **
 * <span style="color: #5f497a; font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: normal; line-height: 115%;">Include examples of the strategies that work. **
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Hope this helps!!!!!!!!!!!! **