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Toddler
According to my parents, Barney's Imagination Island was one of my favorite books. Like most children, I enjoyed being read to as it paved the way for the development of literacy skills. -
Primary Elementary School
One of my favorite books in second grade was Go Dog Go. The rhyming aspect made it enjoyable to read. -
Intermediate Elementary School
During the fourth and fifth grade, I enjoyed reading books from the Magic Tree House series. These chapter books were appealing and easy to read. During that time, the school implemented a reading program, similar to schools today, in which the student would test on the book they read and receive points. -
Intermediate Elementary School 2
One of my required texts in sixth grade was Holes. We read the book as a class and completed assignments throughout for a deeper understanding. -
Highschool
Although textbooks were used throughout the course of my school years, I remember using them most in high school. My interest would depend on the topic, but most times would not appeal to me. -
Adulthood
After graduating high school, it took a while to get back into reading. I am not sure how I came across A Child Called It: One Child's Courage to Survive, but I'm glad I did. The book is so well written that I struggled to put it down. This encouraged me to make reading a habit. -
Adulthood 2
Inspired by the movie The Lucky One, I decided to read the book it is based off of. As we've learned, using films before reading is a pre-reading strategy and can help build background knowledge. -
College
Building Parent Engagement in School was one of my favorite required text while in college. I was engaged in the reading and excited to learn new concepts. -
Children
My children enjoy being read to. Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? is one of their favorite stories. Although they cannot read yet, they try to follow along. My hope is that their enjoyment would encourage them to love reading. -
Adulthood 3
I heard about this book through a source and thought it would be interesting to build my knowledge in the teaching profession, specifically how to relate to and understand students' needs. -
College 2
In one of my literacy courses we were assigned the book Out of My Mind. Being a future special education teacher, I loved everything about this story. It was real and full of determination. Afterwards, the professor grouped us into literacy circles to discuss what we read. We also had to write a reflection about the assignment as a whole. Both a great post-reading strategies.
