The purpose of this study is to investigate the reading practice of undergraduate students of Chemistry, in a State University in Brazil. More specifically, we aim at showing students' habits and experiences concerning reading. Our research questions were: 1) What is the profile of readers in an undergraduate Chemistry course? 2) What can be perceived concerning students' reading experience? Results show that students' beliefs and practices are contradictory; although reading is considered by them as fundamental, they do not seem to have solid reading habits. This points to the necessity of rediscussing some aspects of Chemistry teacher formation.
teacher formation; reading; Chemistry