Blog Hop: Sunday Confessions…Do You Need Silence to Read?

Say it Rah-shay By Jan 23, 2011 4 Comments

Marcie from the blog To Read or Not to Read asked readers to let her know Do You Need Silence to Read.
I say it would depend on the book. With the scores of books that I have been recommended I can ignore the television, kid, tea kettle even and get swept away.  The television or radio will create a pleasant white noise background buzz and even noisy kids cannot tear me away from a good read.  Now, if it’s something that I really don’t want to read, I have to make myself concentrate on each sentence in order to get the idea. 

While I realize that people learn differently this makes me question just who SSR, or Sustained Silent Reading, is for. I guess if I had a classroom full of kids I would demand daily twenty minutes of quiet too. SSR, aka DEAR  (Drop Everything and Read) or as one of The Bee’s classmates calls it: Sit down, Shut up and Read. 

How do YOU read?

So now it’s your turn to answer the question: Do you need silence to read? 

*If you answer this question on your own blog, please make sure to leave a link in the comments so I can come visit.
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4 Comments

  1. Yes I do need silence to read for the most part. I hate for people to start talking to me while I’m reading and then be like, “Aww, you just reading.”
    I’m like WTF just because your illerate @zz don’t or can’t read don’t come bothering me. LOL!

    So yes I need my silence. I love to sit on our riverfront with a cool breeze and get my read on. Priceless.

  2. Marcie says:

    Some books I can read w/ the tv on and background noise too. It depends how sucked into the story I am. Thanks for stopping by and participating in Sunday Confessions. Have a great week 😀

  3. Yes I do need silence to read for the most part. I hate for people to start talking to me while I’m reading and then be like, “Aww, you just reading.”
    I’m like WTF just because your illerate @zz don’t or can’t read don’t come bothering me. LOL!

    So yes I need my silence. I love to sit on our riverfront with a cool breeze and get my read on. Priceless.

  4. Yes I do need silence to read for the most part. I hate for people to start talking to me while I’m reading and then be like, “Aww, you just reading.”
    I’m like WTF just because your illerate @zz don’t or can’t read don’t come bothering me. LOL!

    So yes I need my silence. I love to sit on our riverfront with a cool breeze and get my read on. Priceless.

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