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Serial novels phase
During this time, I read a lot of series by a few different authors. -
Emergent reading
My mom read to me and I then "read" to my imaginary friend, Tommie from about age 1-3. -
First independently read book
The first book I read cover-to-cover independently was Dr. Seuss's classic, One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish. -
Brother born
After my brother was born, my nightly ritual of reading to my parents changed and I had to begin reading to myself. -
Horse-book phase
I began reading books about horses in third grade and read everything I could about them until about mid-fifth grade. -
Read classic novel in French
I read, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, in French in high school. One thing marked off my bucket list -- reading a classic novel in the language in which it was written. -
Read to daughter
I began reading aloud to my daughter as soon as I found out I was pregnant. When she was big enough for me to feel her move, she would calm her movements when she heard my voice as I read. -
Read to son
Again, as soon as I found out I was pregnant, I began reading aloud to my son. But, the difference this time was that I read to him and my daughter read to him, too! -
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Academic reading overload!!
When I returned to graduate school, I definitely decreased my reading for pleasure and increased my academic reading!
