Family Literacy Timeline

  • Bedtime Stories

    Each evening, my father would tell us made up stories and stories about his childhood before bed.
  • Fourth Grade Chapter Books

    Because the chapter books I had to read in fourth grade were so difficult, vocabulary-wise and content, my father would read with me at night.
  • Catcher in the Rye

    My first book I needed to read for Freshman English in College. I had a very difficult time with interpreting it.
  • Don Quixote

    As a double major, and Spanish being one of them, I had to read Don Quixote in Spanish. It was 400 pages. After spending four hours reading Chapter One, I bought the book in English and translated my notes into Spanish.
  • Reading to my Daughter

    When my daughter was born, I began reading stories to her every day, even when she was too small to sit up.
  • Playing School

    When my daughter was in first grade, she began playing school with her friends in our basement. I was able to provide the necessary materials for her to play and was, at time, a student.