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Task1:PersonalChildhoodreadinghistory

Recordyourownpersonalchildhoodreadinghistory.Pointsyoumightconsidercompletingthis:

1. Whatareyourearliestmemoriesofreading?(Mothertongue&English)

2. Doyourecallbeingreadtobyothersathomeand/oratschool?

3. Doyouhavefavouritebooksfromdifferentstagesofchildhood?Whatarethey? Age3-4: Age5-7: AgeAge8-9: Age10-12: Age13-15: Age16-20:

4. Doyourmemoriesincludeparticulartimesandplaceswhereyouread?

5. Didyoureadcomicsandothermaterials?

6. Whatkindsofbooksdoyouusuallychoose?

7. Whatwasthesourceofyourbooks(e.g.library,gifts,buying,borrowing?)

8. Whodoyoureadwith??

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9. Whatwastheattitudeoftheadultsaroundyoutoyourreading?Didtheyencourageyou?Didtheyapproveofyourreading?Werethereparticulargenresofbooks,authorsorseriesthatyou

like?

10.Howdidyoufindoutaboutwhichbookstoread?

11.Howdoyoufeelbeforeyouread,whilereadingandafterreading?

12.Weretheredifferencesbetweenreadingathomeandatschool?

13.Weretheresomebooksthatyoureread?Whatwerethey?

14.Whichofthebooksyoureadwouldyouconsidertobegoodliteratureandwhichpopularfiction?

15.Whatisyourpatternofreadingnowasanadult?

16.Whatisthetitleofthepreviousbookthatyouread?

17.Whenyouhavecompletedyourhistory,shareitwithothersandconsiderwhatfactorshavecontributedtothecurrentattitudetoyourreading?Whatsocialandculturalinfluencesand

attitudesdoyoubringtotexts?