Critical Reading/ Thinking

What is critical thinking and what is critical reading you may ask? Well they are both tools in the discovering and evaluation of information and ideas within an article or written piece. They can also with a bit of training be used in general, day-to-day life. Critical reading instigates the process, whereby the reader will in a careful, analytical and reflective fashion read the piece. Then the critical thinking begins. What is it that you have read that you believe to have validity? What is that you have read that causes you to ask questions? What is it that you have read that will inspire you to investigate, enquire, peruse once again and what is it that you have read, that will leave a lasting impression. To critically read leads to critically thinking. They, for me and for the most time, work in harmony. There cannot be critical thinking without the reading. Moreover, all this leads to an understanding, that is of better quality and that will have far better results. If one just quickly “glosses over” text then it will be far harder to explore the piece due to a lack of understanding than if one makes an effort to a-c-t-u-a-l-l-y digest what is being said or may even give insight into what is not being said. I am going to ask you now to watch this video and take notice within yourself of what it is your thinking and feeling, firstly at the beginning and then see if you are still thinking and feeling the same by the end. You may have a better insight into Critical reading and thinking after this.