Reflection About Reading

Harry Potter has been known to capture the hearts of both the young and old. My favorite books out of this series has to be the very last two. It is the most exciting time in the boy wizards life as he tries to defeat the evil Lord Voldermort. For those of us that haven't jumped on the Harry Potter wagon yet it is not too late! J.K. Rowling writes in a way that moves you along in the story and makes you want to read more.

As a kindergarten and first grader you really learn to read books on your own. From my experiences, I used to love when my teacher would read me “Love you forever.” This book became my all time favorite because I loved the story it told. I fell so in love with this book that I didn't want to ever read another one. I enjoyed my teacher reading it to me so much that I didn't want to lose the memories I had of her reading it. I go so upset when I knew I had to move up to a higher level book. This was a huge set back for me in my early reading career.

I sat in my fourth grade classroom staring at the bookshelf when suddenly I caught a glimpse of a dark blue book with a heroic being on the front. I lifted the heavy book and began reading Percy Jackson: The Lightning Thief. As soon as I started I fell into this mythical world where gods, monsters, and heroes all existed. It was a rollercoaster through my emotions. The thrill. The suspense. The surprising new book had a grasp on me, to stop reading it would be difficult. I felt attached. As soon as I started, I finished. Devastated, my chase of this feeling has never stopped, no other book has given me the same fulfillment as Percy Jackson: The Lightning Thief. As a young reader I would love to find the same joy and thrill (as I did back

Before taking this class I thought that my reading skills were exceptional, but I was undeniably wrong about that. Now, after taking this class I can say that my reading skills have greatly improved. I now know how to analyze works of art and find new meanings behind the words that I read. Now, with the knowledge on how to use criticism to my advantage, all types of literature will become wide open to me in a sense that I will be able to understand literature in greater detail.

Throughout kindergarten to first grade I struggled with reading and writing, maybe it was a lack of interest or maybe I really had a hard time understanding the processes of reading and writing. I remember in first

When I was younger I had a hard time reading books, I don’t remember my parents ever reading me a book when I was younger and if they did, it was probably in Spanish. I remember some of the challenges I had to go through in school. I would speak Spanish to the teacher even if they only spoke English. I would ask for help but not everyone understood what I was asking for. It was in 2nd grade where I met my really good friend, he was the solution to all of my problems. He would translate what I had to say to the teacher. He was there to help me with my homework. He helped me read books, but I still felt that my English still wasn’t at the point where I felt comfortable talking to people. Then 3rd grade came along that was when I was put into the ELL program (English Language Learners) it helped me with pronouncing my words and structuring my sentences so that people would clearly understand what I was telling them. After that English wasn’t as difficult as before but my reading skills were something I still had to work on.

For as long as I can remember on the first day of class no matter what class it seems that the teacher would always look upon the class and ask what our personal definition of reading and writing or why we were in the class and people always seem to give the same hesitant answer every year. I thought I knew why I in the class, I assumed it was like high school english as long as I stuck to the formula that was engraved in our minds that I would have no trouble making it though the course. However, after the first day of class i knew that this class probably wouldn't be that way. After being turned off to reading and writing from a young age, my definition of reading and writing were hindered from these experiences. Going from classrooms

As elementary school students, we all had that one book or series that we absolutely adored, and we never stopped until we completed it. When a new sequel was heard of, we would be the first ones to make sure we could read it the day it came out. Everything was perfect, and everybody was encouraged to read whatever they wanted. I especially loved to read fictional books- but not just any fictional books. I was, and still am, most excited by science-fiction and “Dystopian Future” books. Over time, teachers began to assign readings with books I personally did not enjoy or prefer to read within that certain genre. Before long, the majority of my reading became for school, with books I did not enjoy. This led to my huge disliking of any class readings with some minor exceptions.

As a future elementary school teacher, I have always thought the task of teaching kids could be a rewarding and gratifying experience. However, I recently realized that in order to obtain these rewarding experiences the teacher and students must work hard and with determination. Learning to read can be a very daunting task for a youngster. Therefore, as a teacher, it is your job to facilitate positive reading strategies from the start. Looking back at my experiences as an early reader, I can gain some insight as to what might help or hinder my future students.

As far as writing is concerned, it has never been a greater pleasure of mine than to write about something. This semester has provided me with a bundle of opportunities to write about a plethora of topics which I would not even have considered on second thoughts otherwise. The aim of this reflective essay is to discuss my Literacy Narrative “Experience in Reading and Writing”. I decided to reflect on this essay as it shows my learning path of the English language. This reflection will analyze the learning process I went through and how it was applied. The process of learning a language is to be able to understand, read, write and speak it effectively in order to enable communication. I will also discuss the obstacles that I faced and how I came through from it with proper guidance. The essay is to reflect on my role as a student, guided by peers and guides in search of verbosity. Moreover, the essay is proof of how far I have come from having ideas all over the place and not making sense. This essay shows that I can frame my thought coherently and provide a central topic around which everything could be related to. I believe that the essay would be inspiring and can help others understand that language is no barrier if you work on it and shall become one of the most important tools in life.

Writing has always been something I dread. It’s weird because I love talking and telling stories, but the moment I have to write it all down on paper, I become frantic. It’s almost as if a horse race just begun in my mind, with hundreds of horses, or words, running through my mind, unable to place them in chronological order. Because I struggle to form satisfying sentence structure, it takes me hours, sometimes even days, to write one paper. It’s not that I think I’m a “bad writer,” I just get discouraged easily. Needless to say, I don’t think highly of my writing skills. When I was little I loved to both read and write. I read just about any book I could get my hands on, and my journal was my go to for my daily adventures. Although it’s

My reading process overall is very strong and went smoothly. As I read I annotated the pages and this helped me stay more focused and connected with the reading. Today it was hard for me after I went to the bathroom and came back to the reading because I disconnected from the reading and had to try and dive straight back in. I also put my cell phone far away from me when I read or do homework so that I will not be tempted to look at the phone instead of completing my reading.

Everyone has done some reading assignments in their life, either reading quietly or reading loudly. For me, I enjoy reading to others. However, when I was in the elementary school of United States, I cannot do that. At that time, my English was poor. My first English class developed my reading confidence a lot. Ms. Gonzales was the teacher for that class. For that class, Mrs. Gonzales always picks random student to read for others. Because of that, I get lots of practice on my reading skill. However, in the beginning of the semester, she does not pick me at all. In my opinion, she tried to protect my self-esteem. The reason of that is she does not want other people laughing at me due to my poor English. Although she does not pick me, I

Literacy in my opinion is one of the most important and crucial things to learn. Literacy is how we communicate and understand each other. Without it, anything else we learn by observation or something hands on is only beneficial to a certain extent; you can only apply it so much and get so far. It opens doors to so many other things and sets a basis for you to understand other things more efficiently. You don’t need to need to read a book to know how to hold a spoon, you really don’t even need to be told how, but if you are literate you have a much more understanding mindset. It expands your comprehension and wonder. Instead of just knowing what you’re supposed to do, you understand the why aspect which allows you to be able to ask the

The reason why I chose this class is I would like to write graduation thesis in English. I have some difficulties as an English speaker, as a university student in U.S. because of three reasons. Firstly, I thought that there were many differences between writing in Japanese and writing in English for me. I could not understand why I could not write what I want to write in English, why I cannot find what I want to write in English. Secondly, I did not know the way to writing in English as I write in Japanese. Thirdly, I was not good at reading in English. I liked to read in Japanese. However, I cannot read in English as I read in Japanese. Thus, I was not sure I could write, read and think in English and I could not find why I can not.