I believe a good reader is what makes a good writer. But because I lost my interest in reading, I’ve struggled with writing throughout the years. It wasn’t that I had trouble learning new skills but because I was pushed away from what I wanted to learn, so I decided to pursue other interests. Despite being eager to learn, my writing suffered due to my lack of interest in reading, however my skills in writing have increased as my drive to read has rekindled. As a child I was a very eager learner, I always wanted to learn new things to feed my brain. My desire to learn how to read started when I was introduced to the book, “Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?” Since I didn't have the ability to read at that age, I would ask my mom to
When it comes to reading and writing the two subjects go hand in hand. Every person is different and everyone has their own way of learning. How someone chooses to advance their skills in reading and writing all comes down to how that individual finds themselves learning best. I believe that in order to become a successful reader or writer you have to ultimately be strong in both. “How to Read like a Writer” by Mike Bunn, offers fair examples of various techniques on how to become more of an effective writer. “When you Read Like a Writer (RLW) you work to identify some of the choices the author made so that you can better understand how such choices might arise in your own writing”, (72). This statement caught my attention almost instantly.
I have acquired many literacy opportunities throughout my literacy life my parents, grandparents, and teachers ,I hold them very close to my heart because if it wasn’t for them pushing and encouraging me to read and write I wouldn’t be the literate person I am today. I bear a huge family so there are always many voices going through my head so it wasn’t long until I started speaking, as well as comprehending what all these strange words meant recognizing the words was very difficult before I started practicing them. My parents always encouraged me to read and write in a way no child can resist with toys and candy who could say no to that. Every chance they got to help me read they would read with me. I wasn’t forced to read on my own because I didn’t know how.
Last week we wrote a blog and one of the questions was “How did you learn to read and write?” I found this question interesting because I never had really thought about the moment when I actually learned how to read and write. My mom was the first person to expose me to reading and writing. A popular tactic she did to make sure I was staying engaged was to read aloud stories and make me follow along with her. My mom would read me many different stories like Tarzan, Bambi, Aladdin, Peter Pan, Lion King, The Jungle Book, and Hercules. whatever I wanted to listen and follow along with, she would read with me. This really helped with my want to read. The books contained a lot of adventure, which made it easy as a kid to follow along with. I became to gain an imagination and then all of a sudden reading was easier.
Although I have not appreciated writing like I should, it has increased my knowledge on many subjects. From reading vivid stories to reading elaborative articles on difficult subjects, I've developed the skills necessary to understand at least the minimum that is required to continue through the subject. Because of this, I appreciate what I've learned from reading and writing countless short stories, elaborative essays, and reading books on subjects I am interested in.
My memories of learning how to read are likely much different than those of others. I am unsure of how exactly it came to be that I could read. I remember being three and reading short children's books, manuals, instruction labels...basically anything I could pick up, a
Through the early years of my life, learning how to read was a main focus in school. Every day I would walk into elementary school and within the first hour, I would be called out into the hallway. I would sit down and
I taught myself to read before I started school. I vividly remember the day when I set myself to master all those letters printed in the newspaper. I was at my Gramma’s house when the printed word announced to me that I must waste no more time; that I had to learn to read right now.
Some of my earliest memories about reading are when I was in Kindergarten my mom and I would read Dr. Seuss picture books before bedtime. My favorite one was the “One Fish Two Fish” and I always wanted to read it. Later on we stopped reading books and I fell behind on the reading curve for school. I began to dislike reading and I only did it when I had to, I never read on my own. No matter what my mom did to try and get me to read more it never worked
While the Teach-Me-Reader was a large piece of learning to read, it was not the only piece. I have a Mother who also enjoys reading and has always made it a priority. My earliest childhood memories are of her reading to me in the car and at home. In the car, I can remember asking her what the words said on signs as we drove past them, and I can remember her reading and spelling them out to me. Later as I got older she started quizzing me on some of the signs that we frequently passed on our way to the store or to my Grandma’s house. I can also remember her doing similar things as she read to me, pointing out and then quizzing me on
Reading has been one of my favorite hobbies since I was a little child. I grew up as a normal child should grow and eventually I had to start learning for me to fit in society. My literacy started many years ago, after I knew how to talk and communicate with people. Reading my alphabet was quite stressful and I had to be given a hand by my family members. I remember my parents reading with me and it was the most meaningful and memorable way to spend time with me. This is because I liked reading a lot and I was eager to learn so that I could fit in with my older siblings. My favorite books were storybooks taking about adventures and fairytales
When I was young I had many memories of reading, From when I was a newborn till almost 10 years old, every night my mommy would read at least 2 picture books. Some of my favorite books were The 14 Bears Summer and Winter because I enjoyed all the cute illustrations of baby bears and their treehouse homes, and some Mother Goose Rhymes because I liked the rhymes and silliness of the beat. Also, when I was 4-7 years old I loved the book Brown Bear Barney because the girl in the story has adventures with Brown Bear Barney and she always gets reunited with him, I could relate to this because I was attached to my stuffed animal. A trouble I had learning to read was not being interested
As was stated before, my parents were very impactful when it comes to me learning how to read. Both my mom and my dad enjoyed reading as I was growing up and similar to all kids I wanted to be like them. Growing up, my house was full of books, whether they were books for me and my brother or books for my parents, which made me want to learn to read so I could read as many of them as I wanted and more. My parents would read to me to help me learn and I loved that as
As a baby, and later as a toddler, my parents made a point to begin my education in literacy, my mother especially. She made a point to read to me nearly every day, and we frequented the library. As a toddler I loved to listen to books written or illustrated by Eric Carle, like Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? and The Very Hungry Caterpillar. After I grew tired of these, we moved on to books such as Goodnight Moon and The Giving Tree. Throughout this whole time period, my parents, and to some extent Sesame Street, taught me letters, and I learned to read, mostly through exposure. When I first began reading on my own, my parents could not tell whether or not I was reading or had merely memorized the words to my favorite books. In the end, my reading
My grandma and aunt taught me how to read before I started school as a kid. I did not like to read much as a kid in school. Reading helps a lot of people out even in school or something important. Reading now has gotten much easier for me as I have gotten older. My journey as a rader has helped me in school.
I have been reading as long as I can remember. When I was younger, I didn’t have anything to do except read books and play with my brother, who was two years younger than me. Some of my fondest memories are of days spent at the library, piling books into baskets to take home and read over and over again. In kindergarten, we spent many minutes of the day reading. Finally, in seventh grade, all of my hard work paid off. It all started with Nurse Nancy, the first book I learned how to “read”.