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Toddler Years
My mom says that they used to read us night time stories before we went to bed everynight. -
Early Childhood
My parents were always doing crosswords and word searches. This made me want to join in with them and required me to learn how to read. -
Kindergarten
My kindergarten teacher used to read to us in story time and one of us always got to sit in her lap. We also had an old claw-foot tub that had pillows and blankets in it for us to sit in during individual reading time. -
School reading
I had teachers that showed us that reading could be fun and not just work. We read stories like 1982 and Animal Farm and got to see the thinking behind a story. This peeked my interest in reading novels. -
Novel Reading
My mom introduced me to historical fiction novels. I still love them to this day. -
Senior English
We learned British Literature in 12th grade English. I really enjoyed reading British Literature. -
Having Kids
When I had my own children I read to them every night to instill their love for learning and reading at an early age. I loved reading to them and it made me learn to enjoy reading all over again for new reasons. -
College Reading
During college I learned to appreciate non-fictional evidence based articles. These articles are imperative for learning and understanding new information. -
Learning Disabilities
Learning my son had dyslexia and disgraphia has opened my eyes to a different type of reading, reading with difficulties. Reading has always come very easy to me and everyone else I know, so having someone I love struggle with reading has given me a empathy that I would have never known for some of my students. -
Grad School
Entering Grad School has opened my eyes to a whole new type of reading. While I can't say I enjoy it, I really have come to see the benefits to my career to know how to read things like educational law and statues.