1. Synthesized from Exploring College Writing (Equinox, 2011) by Dan Melzer
MYTHS ABOUT COLLEGE
READING PROCESSES

2. Myth #1: “Good college readers understand
what they’ve read the first time they read it”
(Melzer, 182).

3. Myth #2: “Good college readers don’t need
any help understanding texts” (Melzer, 182).

4. Myth #3: “Some people will never be good
readers” (Melzer, 183).

5. Myth #4: “You can use the same reading
process for every college reading assignment”
(Melzer, 183).

6. Myth #5: “Reading means memorizing
information” (Melzer, 183).

7. CRITICAL READING
 “Critical reading means being an active
reader and not a passive reader”
(Melzer, 177).
 “Critical readers […] look for main points
the author is making, question the author’s
assumptions, and annotate the text as they
read” (Melzer, 177).

8. CRITICAL READING
 “Critical reading means interacting with the
text” (Melzer, 177).

9. CRITICAL READING
 “Critical reading means questioning
assumptions and claims” (Melzer, 177).

10. CRITICAL READING
 “Critical reading means evaluating evidence
” (Melzer, 177).

11. CRITICAL READING
 “Critical reading means thinking about
where and to what extent you agree and
disagree with the author” (Melzer, 178).

12. CRITICAL READING
 “Critical reading means considering the
rhetorical situation and genre of the text”
(Melzer, 178).

13. CRITICAL READING
 “Critical reading means talking with other
readers about the text” (Melzer, 178).

14. REFERENCES
Melzer, Dan. “Academic Reading Processes.”
Exploring College Writing:
Reading, Writing, and Researching Across the
Curriculum. Oakfield, CT: Equinox, 2011. Print.
167-206.