How I learned to read was a whole new experience that made me realize that people ought to read to know to engage in effective communication. I first learned how to read at home with my mother as she is a teacher. All I recall is that she started by teaching me how to read and write my name. My name's importance was that if I got lost, I could express my name, and the stranger would trace my way home. Coming of age, I realize that I like reading, and it has been getting easier with my chalking out of essential information.
I prepare to read by first setting my mind clear, for instance, by taking a shower. I prefer a serene and conducive environment, one free of distractors such as noise and loud music. It all depends on what I am reading; for instance, reading a novel demands that I first review what I had read in the previous chapters. Such helps me to have a glimpse of what I except. Reading of classwork demands that I review what I understood before embarking on what I do not know. Starting from the known to the unknown has been my norm when it comes to reading.
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I embrace college-level reading since what is relevant is all that one needs to focus on and understand. Not all sections are relevant due to the vast amount of information. I like my notes in point form, and I detach myself from reading or writing all the information I acquire. When the tutor gives a statement, I first have to skim it and understand its relevance. I skip points that I do not understand but later come to research on it. College-level reading gives me the freedom to understand statements differently without changing the original meaning. It broadens my thinking ability and makes me challenge what I do not understand.
Articles Review
The two articles tend to describe the differences between the digital era and the analog era. The digital era is one with the e-readers and online articles from electronic devices such as computers. In contrast, the analog era in print media such as magazines and newspapers. I agree that reading on screens has more pros than print media as it gives much information. The digital era provides relevant and updated information regarding various aspects (Jabr, 2013). I am afraid I disagree with how the print media makes one's brain more attentive or develops the brain's ability to function more than digital sources. I believe that all that matters is an individual's cognitive ability to digest information regardless of its source.
My experience with e-readers and the online article has been similar to the information given in the articles. I recently acknowledged that nowadays, I prefer reading e-books compared to my experience with novels. How my brain captures, the arrangement of the typography of e-books to the paper book has nothing in common except for the wording (Carr, 2015). My brain will tend to comprehend fast what is on the screens than what is on paper. Capturing information has been fast, and one tends to research more using the internet compared to what has been stored in the libraries for ages.
The impact of the information in the article will have a positive engagement in my college reading. I will have to be more cautious with the information I source online and the library books' information. It will enhance how I source information and disseminate it to my peers or my tutor during classrooms or an exam. What is in the books will be more relevant in the exam than during classwork. When researching a particular topic, I will first source the books before embarking on what is provided on the internet.
References
Carr, N. (2015). Is Google making us stupid? What the internet is doing to our brains. The Composition of Everyday Life, Concise , 355. https://books.google.co.ke/books?hl=en&lr=&id=ujBBBAAAQBAJ&oi=fnd&pg=PA355&dq=Carr,+N.+(2015).+Is+Google+making+us+stupid%3F+What+the+internet+is+doing+to+our+brains.+The+Composition+of+Everyday+Life,+Concise,+355.&ots=wszZMldz5J&sig=2ji8ZY_aqqgJrYrlf52XVX2WoR4&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q&f=false
Jabr, F. (2013). The reading brain in the digital age: The science of paper versus screens. Scientific American , 11 (5). https://blogs.ethz.ch/deliscope/files/2013/09/The-Reading-Brain-in-the-Digital-Age-The-Science-of-Paper-versus-Screens-Scientific-American.pdf
