My first memory of reading was when I was little, about 4 or 5, and my mom would read to me when I was going to bed. By far my favorite book that she would read to me was “Where The Wild Things Are”. I loved the way the booked looked with the faded looking colors that made it look old and I loved the pictures of the wild things and how the kid was the king and everyone listened to him and I just loved it.…
In the book Percy Jackson, The Lighting Thief there is a character named Nancey Bobofit, and a charter named Clarisse (daughter of Ares the war god). Both of those charters are very similar, and they are alike. There are multiple reasons that Clarisse and Nancy are alike, her are 3 ways they are alike. First thing is that both Nancey and Clarisee practically hate Percy. Nancey hates Percy because Percy has ADHD and Nancy just does not like Percy there is practically not a reason she hates Percy, but she does.…
Throughout life we all learn to read. Maybe on our own or maybe we were read to as a child. As a youth, I was not read to by a parent or grandparent. My brother Dale read to me when I was little as far as I can remember. Furthermore, when middle school began, I started reading on my own, but only one book made a lasting impression.…
One of my earliest learning experiences is how much I loved to read. I learned to read early. My sister and I were reading books like Gone with the Wind and Scarlet Letter in 3-4 days! I was in he second grade her the third grade. We did not have cable growing up so that could explain our love for books.…
I was sitting in the living room and I had The Foot Book by Dr. Seuss in my lap. This was the first book I ever read on my own. I was so happy. Throughout grade school, I definitely read more than the average kid but it really became an essential part of my life when I moved to Monterrey, Mexico. It took some time for me to make friends so to pass the afternoons I read book after book.…
I have been a reader for as long as I can remember. I remember hiding under my covers with a flashlight just to finish a good book. Literature enthralls me, and by the power that the words have on one’s imagination and emotions. Literature captivates the potential to evoke one’s imagination and inspire creativity in anyone who starts to breathe in the precious words. Maya Angelou has the perfect quote to summarize how I feel about the power of literature and reading, “When I look back, I am so impressed again with the life-giving power of literature.…
My parents tell me I started reading when I was one year old. As long as I can remember, every spare moment I have a book in my hands. "Why?" you may ask. When I pick up a book, I can fly into a whole new world, using the book as my guide. The characters appear - they become real.…
I have been reading ever since I could remember. I was read to when I was little as well. I do not recall learning to read, only that when my mother sat me down to start learning how to read, I already knew how. All throughout elementary school, I participated in the Accelerated Reader (also called AR) program. I loved it because you would read books, and then takes quizzes on those books.…
Literacy Narrative The earliest memory I have of reading is with my grandmother at her house. When I was a toddler, she would read to me every time I spent the night with her. My favorite book for her to read to me was Three Little Kittens by Paul Galdone. I 'm not too sure why this was my favorite book, but my grandmother says that I "insisted on having it read to me" every single time I was with her. She would also read the Bible to me, which was quite confusing and complicated for a child to comprehend, but she explained the stories to me in a child-like format.…
My class would go once a week to check out books. Some books I can remember checking out a lot were “Danny The Dinosaur”, and my favorites “The Rainbow Fish”, and “Stellaluna”. I remember everyone in my class racing into the library to get one of those books first to check it out. My first writing experience that I can remember also occurred in first grade. All the kids in my class were given several pencils with pencil grips on them to help us write.…
My literacy journey began at a young age. I always loved to read but learned that I was not able to completely understand what I was reading or become confused with what I had just read. This required me to reread the section at least twice to understand. I came to learn that I was dyslexic and this was why I was having a hard time understanding what I was reading. One of my fondest memories of reading include discovering Dr. Seuss books.…
For as long as I can remember, reading has ultimately always been a challenge. Writing however, has been one of my strengths. Writing, for some reason, always came easier than reading. Reading comprehension for example, was one of my major struggles growing up. I could read a page in a book, but when asked what it was about, or to point out the significance, I couldn’t.…
Learning to read is a skill many can obtain quickly or not so well. Myself, on the other hand was one of the many children who struggled with not only the thought of reading, but the actual process of reading not only a book, but sentences, word and sounding out words. Struggling through elementary with reading problems and on and off again help made it seem even worse. Going into kindergarten was intimidating, with all the bright colored posters with words even I couldn’t read. Having to be assigned seats next to strangers who soon would become my closest friends.…
As I mastered the concept of reading by myself, the words began to delight me. I really fell in love with reading in the second grade. I started to collect…
We all have memories of reading, however we each have our own unique experiences. I have many wonderful memories of reading, but unfortunately I vividly remember the negative experience because it hit me the hardest. I went to Riverdale Elementary School, a dry dull red brick school. When I was in first grade, the school was offering tutors, sixth graders, to help the students in the lower grades. The sixth graders specifically helped with reading, and they were trying to pace the students to be proficient or even to an advance level.…