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First Words
Speaking my first words was my first pathway into literacy. -
The Berenstain Bears: Get the Gimmies
The Berenstain Bears is one of the first books I ever remember reading/being read to me. -
Scholastic Book Fair
My first scholastic book fair, at Riverdale Elementary. Library was in the middle of the school and while it was going on it was awesome to look and participate in it. -
Junie B., First Grader(at Last!)
One of the first chapter books I ever read, when I entered first grade as well! A classic series. -
Bridge to Terabithia
This is the first novel I read, and it was extremely enjoyable. I read it after the movie came out! -
Summer Reading Competition
I participated in my first summer reading competition, which was pretty exciting and encouraged me to read a lot more than I normally wood in the summer -
Farewell to Manzanar
This was one of the first novels I read for school. It was extremely touching and still tells an important story. -
Teaching
My little brother was reaching the age where reading and literacy teaching was the forefront of everyday for him. It was exciting and fulfilling to watch him grow in literacy and teaching him and helping him learn. -
Absolutely Murder
This was a play my school put on that some of my friends were in. Having studied and done some plays earlier in school, this one really clicked with me and connected with me. -
Public Speaking Class/ SPCH 101
This class helped me develop public speaking and had led me to begin to learn more about being more confident in communication. Literacy is the basis and after taking more college level reading and writing, I felt more prepared.
