Knowing Yourself as a Reader and Writer

Name: John Gold

Understanding myself as a reader and writer is essential in my academic journey. Writing and reading are critical communication components, especially in a professional field such as nursing. In this assessment, I reflect on my reading and writing habits, challenges, and areas for improvement. This reflection will help me set realistic goals for enhancing my academic skills while ensuring I effectively process and apply feedback from instructors and peers: Knowing Yourself as a Reader and Writer

As a Reader

Location and Time of Day

I do most of my academic reading at home in a quiet environment. Due to my work schedule as a traveling nurse, I often read in the evenings when I am more relaxed and less distracted. This allows me to focus on academic texts without interruptions. If I am at work and have downtime, I sometimes use that opportunity to read articles or research papers related to my field.

Process

My reading process varies depending on the material. For general reading, I skim the content to get an overview before reading deeply to understand key concepts. When reading academic journals or research papers, I pay closer attention to the abstract, introduction, and conclusion before diving into the main body of the text. I also take notes to summarize important points, highlight significant information, and write down questions that come to mind.

Challenges

One of the challenges I face when reading is comprehending complex academic writing, memorizing main information, and interpreting research findings. Further, technical jargon, a dense writing style, too many references, and unclear summaries also make scholarly writing difficult for me to understand. Retention is another problem as I forget major information after reading. To better myself, I will use active reading strategies, take notes, break down complex ideas, and engage in discussions to enhance my understanding, retention, and critical analysis of academic texts.

Attitude and Experiences

I have a positive attitude toward reading, particularly related to topics I am passionate about, such as healthcare, psychology, and professional development. One of my favorite readings while in BSN studies included studies on evidence-based practice, where I developed a better understanding (Hines et al., 2022). Nonetheless, I have found myself having to overcome struggles, including feeling overwhelmed by lengthy or convoluted readings. Over time, I have developed strategies to compartmentalize readings in sections to manage them better.

Location and Time of Day

I often write at home in a quiet and comfortable environment. I prefer writing in the evenings when I can dedicate uninterrupted time to my assignments. If necessary, I also write during breaks at work, especially when I have deadlines approaching.

Process

My writing process involves brainstorming and outlining before drafting. Structuring my ideas beforehand helps me stay organized and focused. Once I have a rough draft, I revise it multiple times to improve clarity, coherence, and grammar. I also seek feedback from colleagues or instructors, as this helps me identify areas for improvement.

Challenges

As a writer, I struggle with structural issues, including weak thesis statements, poor transitions, and disorganized arguments. Further, excessively complicated phrases, poor subject-verb agreement, and punctuation are some of my syntax issues. Additionally, I struggle with diction issues including wordiness, repetitious language, and informal tone.

Consistently, my style lacks consistency, often mixing formal and conversational language while overusing passive voice. To improve, I will focus on clear organization, active voice, concise writing, and proper grammar, while actively applying instructor feedback to refine my writing.

Attitude and Experiences

While I find writing challenging at times, I recognize its importance in academic and professional settings. Writing has been an essential part of my nursing career, especially when documenting patient information and writing reports.

One of my most positive experiences with writing was completing my BSN capstone project, where I conducted research and wrote an extensive paper on a nursing-related topic. This experience helped me build confidence in my writing abilities. However, I have also faced difficulties, such as struggling to organize my thoughts effectively.

Conclusion

Reflecting on my strengths and weaknesses as a reader and writer has given me insight into areas I need to improve. While I have always enjoyed writing and reading, I realize writing is something to keep practicing and perfect. Paying attention to organization, clarity, and grammar, I am working to improve my writing.

In addition, I will make sure to take suggestions offered by my professor to improve in the course. This self-reflection has helped me have clear goals for improvement in my studies, and I am thrilled to improve in writing and reading.

References

Hines, S., Ramsbotham, J., & Coyer, F. (2022). Registered nurses’ experiences of reading and using research for work and education: A qualitative research study. BMC Nursing, 21(1). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12912-022-00877-3

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Writer’s Self-assessment
Part of knowing yourself as a writer is understanding how you process and apply feedback from readers. Next week, you’ll begin keeping a Feedback Journal – a document that will help you keep track of writing feedback and resources you receive this term. For this short two-part Assignment in Week 1, you’ll demonstrate how to access feedback, and initiate a dialogue with your instructor. View the following video for directions to complete this activity. (See video file)

By Day 3
Submit your completed Knowing Yourself as a Reader and Writer worksheet.

Between Days 5 and 7

• Access your graded Assignment in the Grades area. Your Instructor will have entered a temporary grade and attached a file with comments and a question in the Feedback area. Read through those comments.

By Day 7

• E-mail your Instructor using the e-mail address provided in the Instructor’s Corner area. In your e-mail, answer the Instructor’s question found in your feedback. You will only receive full credit for this Assignment if you e-mail your Instructor answering the question.
  

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submission information

• Before submitting your final assignment, you can check your draft for authenticity. To check your draft, access the Turnitin Drafts from the Start Here area.

• If needed, the client previously noted that; 
  • My Name is John Gold. I am happily married with two children. I graduated with LPN in 2010 and became a registered nurse in 2012. I obtained BSN in 2017, I work as a traveler. Having worked in various Hospitals and facilities and floated to various units, acquired a wealth of experience, I am prepared to enhance my writing and communication system in this English class. Hubbies include walking out, traveling and reading.  Improve grammatically, strengthened my writing and communication skills. Work on the use of passive verbs.