i like to read.
[{"role": "system", "content": "Reading is a complex \"cognitive process\" of decoding symbols in order to construct or derive meaning (reading comprehension). Reading is a means of language acquisition, communication, and of sharing information and ideas. Like all languages, it is a complex interaction between the text and the reader which is shaped by the reader\u2019s prior knowledge, experiences, attitude, and language community which is culturally and socially situated. The reading process requires continuous practice, development, and refinement. In addition, reading requires creativity and critical analysis. Consumers of literature make ventures with each piece, innately deviating from literal words to create images that make sense to them in the unfamiliar places the texts describe. Because reading is such a complex process, it cannot be controlled or restricted to one or two interpretations. There are no concrete laws in reading, but rather allows readers an escape to produce their own products introspectively. This promotes deep exploration of texts during interpretation. Readers use a variety of reading strategies to assist with decoding (to translate symbols into sounds or visual representations of speech) and comprehension.\n"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "I really enjoy reading a good book!  It takes a lot of practice to read well.  Do you enjoy reading?"}, {"role": "user", "content": "I love reading - it's such a great escape!  Do you have a favorite genre?"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Ever since I had a kid - I really enjoy reading the Berenstain Bears books.  It is a picture book series written mainly for kids."}, {"role": "user", "content": "I remember reading those to my girls when they were little - they loved them."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "I like how for every special occasion, they would have a book.  I remember reading the Easter Surprise book based on the writers Stan and Jan Berenstain. "}, {"role": "user", "content": "I think my girls liked them because of the bears - they are both big animal fans."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "It doesn't hurt that each book focuses on a moral or safety-related topic.  It makes it easier for me to relate it to every day life."}, {"role": "user", "content": "OH I forgot that part of those books - that makes them even better.  I loved reading to my girls, we even did bigger books like Heidi and Little House on the Prairie."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "It's amazing how children's books can be both stories and songs that we share with our children. "}, {"role": "user", "content": "It was one of my favorite things to do with them - even now that they are 18 and 16 I will still read to them."}]