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LANGUAGE ACQUISITION
I began acquiring language and word meaning at a young age by watching Disney movies. -
Kindergarten
Kindergarten was when I began reading. I don’t remember reading on my own a lot but I remember my teachers reading out loud to me followed by an activity. One day we read Green Eggs and Ham and afterward made real green eggs and ham. -
Vocabulary
First grade is the first memory I have of learning accelerated vocabulary. I remember getting a vocab list at the beginning of the week and studying for the quiz all week. This really helped with recognizing words when I later read on my own. -
Accelerated Reading
I remember the AR program at my elementary school. This really got kids reading on their own. Personally, I still didn’t like reading and only did this for the points.
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Chapter Books
In 4th grade I remember beginning to read chapter books in class. These were the first books I remember enjoying because they were so relatable. They were perfectly targeted for my age group and made me want to read more. -
Textbooks
In 5th grade I began reading out of textbooks. This is the first time I remember reading for specific information. I learned to use textbooks for definitions and complex information. -
Struggles
Once in middle school I did not have a good attitude towards reading. I did not have motivation to read and did not like doing it for fun nor for school. The books assigned in class did not interest me and it took a couple of years for me to gain interest. I thought I hated reading -
Young Adult Fiction
One day I grabbed a book that looked interesting and I loved it right off the bat. I realized that I did like reading and that there was a certain genre that I liked the most and that was young adult fiction. -
Analyzing Reading
I started analyzing books in English class. I started understanding a deeper meaning of what I was reading, I really enjoyed doing these activities and knowing more about the books I was reading. -
College
In college I started taking education courses that taught me how to read to students and how to get them interested in reading.
