It happens to all of us at one point or another, but over in Colorado they’re concerned about a more serious form of “fake reading”:
The concept applies to struggling and advanced readers who may know how to read but do not understand the concepts conveyed by authors. Some of the readers who fall into the category retain information long enough to write papers and pass exams, but they are not building the mental muscles they need to jump the next literary hurdle.
The article has lengthy quotes from a teacher who had to change her strategies when she came across the problem. Worth a look.
Who is Laila Lalami
Laila Lalami is the award winning and best selling author of six books.
What books has Laila Lalami written?
Laila has written the novels, Hope and Other Dangerous Pursuits, Secret Son, The Moor's Account, The Other Americans, and The Dream Hotel.
What awards has Laila Lalami won?
Laila Lalami has won the American Book Award, the Arab American Book Award, the Hurston-Write Legacy Award, a Guggenheim a Harvard Radcliffe Fellowship, and a British Council Fellowship. Her work has also been a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize, the National Book Award, the Booker Prize, the Women's Prize, and the Edgar Allan Poe Award.