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When I was six years old, I would be sitting beside my grandma while she'd be reading her bible and I would start calling out letters that I had learned from a french cartoon I would watch every night before bed. -
As I grew older and showed more interest in reading, my grandma started reading French books before bed and had me try to read along with her. It really helped me learn to read and improved my french. -
When I first moved to the U.S adjusting to English was very hard for me. Although I spoke English at home, reading and understanding was very hard. I was put in ELL classes and most of the teachers I had worked with didn't think I would make any progress because of how bad my comprehension, writing, and reading skills were. But I showed them that I wanted to learn and so they never gave up on me. -
After continuing to work with the ELL teacher, I had to read lots of books at school and at home. Although I hated it at first I had grown to love it. -
During the summer going into 6th grade, we had to read a book over the summer and I chose 'Hatchet'. The book was so interesting that I had taken it on my family vacation and everyone was calling me a nerd for not being able to put it down. -
In the 7th and 8th grade I got placed into ACL English classes, which had a lot of writing and reading involved. This class improved my skills and made me really enjoy reading fictional books. -
During quarantine, I wasn't in the best state of mind and reading was the only thing that helped me feel better. I grew my book collection and read at least a new book every 2 weeks. Reading connects and puts me in the shoes of the characters. -
As of right now I am enrolled in an AP English class because my last English teacher said that my NWEA score was very high and that I should challenge myself. I'm so glad that I took her advice because I think this class will be an easy A for since I like anything that involves writing.