Why I Learn To Read, Read To Lean

There is nothing more magical than being transported to a completely different world. No, I am not talking about flying to a faraway vacation spot, or dreaming of an imaginary land, I am talking about the magic in reading a book and being taken to another world. Ever since I was little, I remember being read stories. Each night, my curly-haired mom would tuck me into my childhood bed, complete with a Barbie comforter, and read me a story. They started with picture books that contained little to no words, and eventually evolved into stories by Dr. Seuss and Roald Dahl. As I got older, I no longer needed my mom to read to me, as I could finally do it on my own. Because of this tradition of being read to every single night, my love for books only grew. Since I devoured books like they were candy, I did not realize the impact that they could have- that is until I read Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone.

According to “Why We Read: The University, the Humanities, and the Province of Literature," Richter illustrates why literature should be studied in the first place. David Richter is an English professor who was very dedicated to his job. In this article, he had five section: English Literature as an Object of Study, The Era of Grand Theory and Cultural Wars, Reading Liberation; Teaching as a Propaganda, The Function of English at the Present Time and After the Culture Wars: The Problem of Disciplinary. The founder of English Adam Smith was not English at all but a Scottish polymath who taught English lectures in 1748 and 1751. The author goes on to explain all the knowledge about how literature became so important. He used those reference

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.

Geisel is thought to be one of the best children’s book authors. “For most people the thought of growing up in a world without Green Eggs and Ham, Grinches, and Cats in Hats is barely conceivable” (Levine 10). Children throughout the world have grown up with the wonderful books created by “Dr. Seuss”. “These odd creations occupy a special place in the earliest memories of children around the world” (Levine 10). He has been able to not only capture their minds but their hearts as well. Geisel’s colorful imagination, upbeat rhymes, and unique illustrations seem to have no limits. He has written books that range from simply humorous to impressively insightful. This has contributed greatly in him selling more than 200 million copies. To many “Dr. Seuss is by far the best-selling children’s author to date, and perhaps the most beloved” (Levine

Learning to read is beginning to develop earlier in elementary grades. Students are expected to be emergent readers by the time he or she leaves kindergarten and enters first grade. If a child is not, he or she is labeled as being behind. According to Hughes (2007) emergent readers are using early reading strategies in consistently, read easy patterned text, retell text with simple storyline, and respond to text at a literal level. Hughes (2007) also says literacy develops in young children through play, daily conversation and interactions with text of all kinds. Many children come with emergent literacy skills; can recognize signs and labels, scribble letters, retell stories by pointing at pictures and talking about them, and some have varying degrees of phonemic and phonological awareness. This essay will define and explain implication for each theory in learning to read.

If you couldn’t read or write, how would you tackle your daily life? Being literate is a crucial part of everyone’s life; reading and writing are essential for a person’s success. Every single day, it’s used, whether it’s for an Advanced Placement Language class or reading a billboard as you’re driving past. As a child, I grew up reading on a daily basis and I believe that I am as successful as I am on behalf of it. Countless memories have been created, thanks to the multiple books that have been read and the umpteen amount of papers that I’ve written. Throughout the numerous years of my education, my teachers and parents left a long lasting impact on my reading and writing skills.

Theodor Seuss Geisel “The more that you read, the more things you will know, the more that you learn, the more places you’ll go.” said by the famous Theodor Geisel or also known as Dr. Seuss. He has changed the world greatly by writing books that would make kids think and imagine things in a light they never had before. His books were always illustrated with eye catching colors, popping pictures, and interesting titles that made you want to read. All of his books are easy for any level of reader to read.

Throughout all of time, literature has played an important role in people’s lives. Books are more than just stories to laugh at, cry with, or fall asleep to, but books can teach. Books can teach a person a simple task such as baking cookies or an extremely complex one such as solving for the derivative of a trigonometric path and its parabolic motion. Whatever the subject, whomever the reader, books can teach people many lessons. One of the most important lessons that a book can teach a reader is a lesson about himself, about the difficulties of life, and about living a good life. As time has passed, so has literature itself. Older books focused on historical events, fictional poetry, and important figures; however, books now have evolved to

Many people have grown up reading Dr. Seuss books as a child especially, Cat in the Hat, Green Eggs and Ham, Oh, the Places You’ll Go, and many more. However, as children it can be hard to learn to read and write with many unknown words in books. Despite how hard it can be, author Theodor Seuss Geisel has made it easier for children to learn to read. His books have made a lasting impact on society and throughout the world. Dr. Seuss’ imagination inspires others to let their minds roam free.

Dr. Seuss’s books made me like reading. When I would read I would dive into it and read at least two books at a time. In second grade I had a parade about Dr. Seuss and I was ecstatic. While reading Dr. Seuss’s books I learned to rhyme, and one time I wrote a poem, I ended up winning the poem fight at my school. The book “ Mr. Brown Says Moo Can You?” I pronounced some of my first words. While in kindergarten the first book I read was “Green Eggs and Ham.” Like Dr. Seuss expressed in some of his books “do not be afraid explore” the book that pokes out the most is “

The name Dr. Seuss is well-known all around the world. When one hears the name Dr. Seuss, amusing rhymes and quirky characters are surely what come to their mind. However, Seuss should be recognized for much more. His eccentric characters and captivating rhyme scheme grasp the reader’s attention; also giving them an experience that they will cherish for their entire lives, and pass on to their children. It is obvious that his books are not in short demand, one just needs to walk into any book store and there are shelves upon shelves full of his many books. Individuals grow up having their parents read his books to them. Many have learned to read by using his books and have owned at least one of these iconic books. Seuss not only wrote children’s books but he also: drew ads for major companies, wrote war propaganda and films while in the U.S. Army, wrote two books for adults and fit historical events into many of his children’s books. One could say that Seuss is one of the most varied and prolific American authors of all time.

Learning how to read and right I remember it like it was yesterday. I thought I would never be able to read and write as well as I wanted to do. I was homeschooled because I was on the gymnastics competition team, I was the youngest on there for a while. I used to train five to six hours a day, there for all the girls homeschooled but we all had to bring in our work on Friday to talk about what we had do and learned that week. I used to dread Fridays because I always felt behind because I was the youngest all the girls used to tell me that they were the same as me when they were my age. There was a teacher that came in on Fridays for English and math, she would always tell me I was fine, that I was at where I needed to be. My mom left the biggest

Dr. Seuss’s books enriched my understanding of children’s literature. Dr. Seuss thinking are also my thoughts. Children need to be able to put themselves in others shoes. Dr. Seuss teaches morals, values and by us living in a multicultural society it teaches different.

Growing up, I was always read a story before bedtime, and that story was often one written by Dr. Seuss. These simple, comforting words read in my Mom’s soothing voice always brought me many laughs and much joy. Yet, what I didn't understand as a child was the deeper meaning of Dr. Seuss’s lullabying words. In the quote; “The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you'll go.”

“The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you'll go!” We all remember this quote from Dr. Seuss’ popular children’s book Oh, the Places You’ll Go! but may not have gotten the real message behind it.