Entry 1: My Own Reading and Writing Processes
After reading the article by Tierney and Pearson (1983), as well as the first few pages of Tompkins (2012), I have started to think about my reading and writing processes. One of the biggest realizations that I have had thus far is how similar reading and writing truly are. I had always known that reading and writing were similar and influenced each other, but had not considered how similar their processes are. Tierney and Peason (1983) suggest that reading and writing have similar processes of planning, drafting, aligning, revising, and monitoring. I had not really considered how one can plan to read prior to this reading. I knew that planning was an essential part of writing, but did not realize how important it was to plan to read. Planning to read is something that occurs without even thinking about it. When given assignments for class to read, I typically skim the chapters or articles prior to reading to get an idea of how long it might take me. I also skim the ...