This reading is mainly talking about how being a strong reader can help you out as a writer. Knowing the way you’re reading and what it’s accomplishing can help you. Things like reading with the grain where you are looking from the writer’s point of view and putting yourself in their head can help you deepen your understanding. Also you can read against the grain, which is questioning basically everything, including the main argument. That can help you to see other points of view, rebuttals, and your limitations in your writing. A skill I can use to help improve my writing is to try and understand the vocabulary better. When I see a word I don’t know, look it up and it may help to make more sense. Lots of college textbook readings have lots of confusing and big words that make you give up on what you’re reading. Also, understanding the background of what you’re reading can help to understand the reading as a whole. Knowing beforehand the basics of your reading can make a difference in reading as you go. I will try harder to look up words and create a better background of my reading before I begin. Going in blind is never a good idea.