I Read It, but I Don't Get It Quotes

“They made the same mistakes over and over again because they weren't conscious of what they were doing.”
― Cris Tovani, I Read It, but I Don't Get It: Comprehension Strategies for Adolescent Readers

“They wait to be told what it is they have read. If no one does that, they just don't get it.”
― Cris Tovani, I Read It, but I Don't Get It: Comprehension Strategies for Adolescent Readers

“students don't expect to understand what they read.”
― Cris Tovani, I Read It, but I Don't Get It: Comprehension Strategies for Adolescent Readers

“They rarely stopped while reading a piece to try to repair their confusion. They kept doggedly on until they finished the "assignment," even though they had no idea what they were reading.”
― Cris Tovani, I Read It, but I Don't Get It: Comprehension Strategies for Adolescent Readers

“I'm sick and tired of you telling the class that it's our job to know when we know and know when we don't know You're the teacher. Aren't you the one who is supposed to know”
― Cris Tovani, I Read It, but I Don't Get It: Comprehension Strategies for Adolescent Readers

“That's what teachers get paid for, isn't it? How am I supposed to know when I don't get something? I'm just a kid.”
― Cris Tovani, I Read It, but I Don't Get It: Comprehension Strategies for Adolescent Readers

“Actually, Dan," I answer, "you're asking me to be a mind reader, and no, teachers don't get paid for that. Think about it. If you don't even know when you are stuck, how am I supposed to know?”
― Cris Tovani, I Read It, but I Don't Get It: Comprehension Strategies for Adolescent Readers

“Good readers are flexible in their thinking and use different strategies for different types of reading.”
― Cris Tovani, I Read It, but I Don't Get It: Comprehension Strategies for Adolescent Readers

“Good readers perceive reading as something they will do for their entire life, not just to pass a class.”
― Cris Tovani, I Read It, but I Don't Get It: Comprehension Strategies for Adolescent Readers

“Read professional material as well as leisure material; allow students to see reading as a lifelong and life-enhancing activity.”
― Cris Tovani, I Read It, but I Don't Get It: Comprehension Strategies for Adolescent Readers