Reading History

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    Learning Phonics and Sight Words

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    I spent the majority of my time reading rather than doing schoolwork.

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    I was introduced to SRA's, which helped academic reading fluency as well as reading comprehension

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    I was put in mid-level reading groups, often underperforming on exams in order to stay with my best friend.

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    I was put in reading groups for books like Great Gatsby, Flowers for Algenon, and The Giver

  • Learned about Etymology, the study of word structures

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    Freshman English, learned about Shakespeare and poetry

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    Sophomore English, studied specific books and wrote summative essays about them.

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    Moved to a college prep school, where I was taking college level English.

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    Studied college level books, as well as high school History books. More academic reading than ever.

  • Graduated high school, Finished all high school level reading. Starting college level textbooks and analyses.

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    Done with all college level English. All academic readings are now about other topics. Many essays written on different topics.

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    Readings are now focused on Education. Textbook and article based.