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Born
Veronica Lopez was born on this day! -
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Reading History
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Read my first book: Cat in The Hat
I remember how excited I was coming home to tell my Mom I finished an entire book by myself. -
Too Many Tamales
This was the first time I read a book that included my culture. I remember the excitement of bringing it home to read to my family. -
Gifted?
In 3rd grade, I took my first standardized test and was accepted into my school's GATE program. -
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
This was my first film to movie release and I'll never forget the feeling of watching what I've read come to life on the big screen. It was truly magical! -
Poetry
I discovered spoken word poetry and started writing my own poems. The teen angst was real and poetry gave me an outlet to release everything I was feeling -
Magazines
I really enjoyed Seventeen magazine and would flip through the pages over and over again. During this time I was sure I was going to be a journalist or editor when I grew up. -
The Twilight Saga
I'm pretty sure I finished book 1 in a day and the rest of the series within a week. I wish I could go back and read them all over again for the first time. -
High School Graduation
I was chosen to read a passage at my high school graduation. It was my first time reading in front of such a large group but prepared me for my speech classes in college. -
Motherhood
With the birth of my first child, I dived nose-deep into parenting books and to this day I swear by Harvey Karp's The Happiest Toddler on the Block and recommend it to all of my parents. -
Early Childhood Education
I'm a huge advocate for literacy in early childhood education. I believe reading is the key to closing the achievement gap in ECE and encourage all my parents to read to their children from the very beginning.