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First Introduction to Literature!
Around the age of 3, my parent's began reading books to me every night. Ranging from Cat in the Hat to Green Eggs and Ham, my parent's wanted to expose me to literature at an early age to get me on track for pre-school. -
First Time Reading a Book
At the early age of five, I opened up Green Eggs and Ham, by Dr. Suess, and began going through the pages carefully, taking each word step by step. -
Writing for the first time!
In kindergarten, I was instructed to write my first letters out in class, a huge feat for a child! -
First Reading Instruction in School
Beginning in the first grade, my teacher's began heavily implementing reading into our curriculum and in this case, this was the first scenario in which I was able to read a book without any real difficulty. -
Being Told I Needed 'Improvement' in My Reading Skills..!
Various teachers had recommended to my parents in the second grade that I should be placed into a group of individuals who struggled with standardized reading to get me on track with the other students, it was a real blow to my confidence at a young age. -
Reading my First Chapter Book!
Around the third grade, my teacher assigned us a chapter book to read for the semester and I chose Diary of a Wimpy Kid. I enjoyed the read quite a bit and it propelled me to try out various forms of literature in the future. -
Teaching Others How to Read!
In my early years of high-school, I was given the opportunity to teach younger children how to read through a program that my school ran, it what convinced me that becoming a teacher was a viable option in the future! -
Writing my First Essay!
After many years of writing short write-ups for my classes, I was finally instructed to write a full-fledged essay for my English class. It was tough but I was able to accomplish the huge feat! -
Writing my Own Book!
When I was around the age of 18, I decided to write a small book on my experiences with ADHD. While I never published, I enjoyed writing about something that troubled me for many years. -
Writing my First College Essay!
In my first semester at HCC, I was instructed to write my first college essay in my Biology class, I struggled greatly with it but finally finished it after three long months!