Is School Not Home?

Growing up writing was hard, struggling with dyslexia and sever perfectionism did not make it any easier. Many projects were excused or altered for me, such as writing a letter in cursive to the founding fathers of our country, well

Learning to read and write as a child is an experience that all can relate to. The average child learns to read and write at the early ages of three and four. Developing literacy at an early age is crucial to academic development as well as to performance in life. Early development can be just what a child needs to stimulate their minds, which in turn is assisting in the evolution of their future. The early and latter stages of development in a child’s literacy journey are the makings for their reading and writing skills. It also plays part in their analysis of obstacles as well as their developed or problematic literacy future. A child

Literacy plays a huge role in many people’s lives everyday, whether it is learning how to read and write for the first time or writing a five-page essay for the hundredth time. We experience literacy differently and have our very own unique stories on how it has impacted our lives and had made us who we are today. It is an essential aspect that I use in my everyday life, such as in relationships, daily interactions with others, and learning. It has become such a powerful aspect and human right in which it allows one to speak his/her mind and in some cases express their opinion to the world. My personal literacy history has shaped me into who I am today because without my experiences I would not have been able to gain the confidence and

When I was two, my parents relocated us to Muskogee, Oklahoma. It is from these early days that literacy took control of my life. As a younger child, I do not remember a moment when books were not a crucial part of my existence. I eagerly awaited my father’s payday every week because that meant I could go to TG&Y and purchase a new Golden Book. Two of my favorite selections over the years were Little Brown Bear and Grover Takes Care of Baby. I may not have been able to read all the words, but through the pictures and my mother’s encouragement, the stories began to take me away. I did not understand the sacrifice my parents made for this opportunity until I was grown, but as an adult, I am extremely grateful for it. Without their support and encouragement of my literacy adventure, I would not be where I am today.

Family Literacy Night is a wonderful opportunity that school can provide parents and students a place for spending time together and learning helpful strategies to apply at home. Teachers can share their ideas with parents, and stronger relationships outside the classroom environment. Having families in the community meeting together is an important expression to the importance of reading education. The Family Literacy Night will be an excellent resource for parents by giving them the tools to be able to help their children at home. The goals of these event are to promote understanding about the family’s role in supporting reading literacy. The topic of the event will be the importance of “The five Pillars of Reading”. Parents will learn about

Many people say they hate reading, but I believe everyone has the potential to love reading, they just need to find the right genre or series to look under.

Writing has never been a very crucial factor in my life. I would always be able to barely scrape by when typing long papers for classes and still pass. This just made the cycle of barely finishing

I have never liked reading. I didn’t like it because it didn’t do anything but waste time. You would just sit there and look at boring pages like a stupid

Reading has never been too difficult for me. As a child I was constantly reading something. I loved to read, but as I grew my passion for reading slowly began to die. My interest in life and my ideas changed the way I do things, and it unfortunately has changed the way I feel about reading.

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

I craved experiences and figuring things out on my own. Reading got in the way of that. So I did my best to avoid reading as much as possible. But it wasn't easy, the older I got the harder it was to get around reading.

At this point in my life, reading would definitely not make a list of my favorite things to do, but this wasn’t always the case. Some of my youngest memories involve reading, and many of these memories are enjoyable. Every night before bed my mom would read to me, and I remember begging to read just one more before she tucked me in almost every night. This is when my love for reading sparked. Throughout grade school, I continued to read frequently and never found it to be a chore; however, once middle school hit I no longer included reading as a past time or found it pleasurable. Looking back now I realize this was when English class included more forced literature, and school consisted of reading extensive pages in textbooks. Reading

Throughout the years parents have asked themselves if their child’s night-time routine, specifically the bedtime stories, are worth it. Nights would be so trouble-free if we could just tuck them in and go. But as appealing as that sounds, it’s hard to imagine a childhood without those fantastic and vivid tales. Whether it’s a board book or a chapter book, there’s something about the old smell and the perfectly thought out stories that can bring back a whirlwind of memories. That’s why it is so hard to believe, that in some areas of the world and even parts of the U.S, people would deny children the joys of reading. As society becomes more technology based and paper books become scarce, the importance of reading to children (of any ages) becomes largely apparent. Some studies even suggest reading is beneficial as early as in utero. Listening to a parent or family member read aloud for even 10 minutes a day, has been linked to helping children develop crucial language and reading skills, form closer bonds with their parents or family members, and expand their emotional compacities. So, while these stories and fairy tales may seem trivial and unrealistic to adults, they have a very different effect on the growing and developing minds of the children in our lives.

When I was in school, writing was one of my least favorite things to do.

As the child snuggles into bed, the mother opens the worn-down book filled with vivid, colorful pictures and words flow out her mouth one by one. This is the scene of many homes every night across the country, but it never was in my home. Reading to children at bedtime is not part of my parents’ culture because they lived in a country where books had never been easily accessible outside of school. It is at school is where I got exposure to reading and writing and where my literacy journey began. Since then, my reading and writing has gone through a roller coaster course of events which has lead them to where it is now.