{"id":417,"date":"2016-05-20T23:39:38","date_gmt":"2016-05-20T23:39:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/waymaker-level2-english\/?post_type=chapter&#038;p=417"},"modified":"2016-10-14T22:39:03","modified_gmt":"2016-10-14T22:39:03","slug":"putting-it-together-reading","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/suny-introtocollegecomp\/chapter\/putting-it-together-reading\/","title":{"raw":"Conclusion: Critical Reading","rendered":"Conclusion: Critical Reading"},"content":{"raw":"Thinking about reading as a <em>process<\/em>, rather than a single activity, can be a large adjustment to make. It can feel cumbersome to review a text multiple times, with a different purpose in mind each time.\u00a0It may not align to your image of reading something cover-to-cover once, putting it down, and moving on.\r\n\r\n<img class=\"aligncenter wp-image-418 \" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/106\/2016\/05\/20233349\/9447892836_4aa5eca4a2_z.jpg\" alt=\"Pen and ink gesture drawing of figures progressing from left to right across the page\" width=\"434\" height=\"271\" \/>\r\n\r\nUsing the reading process is similar to acquiring any new skill. \u00a0Think about when you first learned to hit a softball, or play piano, or even tie your shoes. \u00a0The first few times you do it, it's clunky, awkward, and uncomfortable. \u00a0Then you experience a success (you connect with the ball! you play\u00a0\"Twinkle Twinkle Little Star!\" your shoes stay on your feet!) and things start to click. \u00a0Gradually, the actions required become second nature.\r\n\r\nThough it may not feel like it at first, the reading process will also soon become second nature, and make you feel good when\u00a0you see it working.\r\n\r\nIt's important to allow yourself that time to feel uncomfortable. \u00a0It's equally important to\u00a0celebrate\u00a0the small successes and the large ones, as they happen. Consider the following encouragements to help you master college-level reading.\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li><strong>Find a good reading space<\/strong>. \u00a0Make it a treat to visit this place with your reading material. \u00a0Bring a drink you enjoy, find a comfortable place to sit, and make sure the lighting is just right.<\/li>\r\n \t<li><strong>Set times just to read<\/strong>.\u00a0Try to set aside time to read every day. 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