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Family
My first experience with reading was when I was about 1 year to 3 years old. My mother and grandmothers would read me picture books. -
Pictures
By the time I was three, I began to read books by looking at the pictures. -
Kindergarten
By the time I was in Kindergarten, I was able to read Kindergarten level picture books by myself. -
Higher Level
By the end of my Kindergarten year, I was able to read at a second grade level. -
Liking to Read
After my first year of school, I had a good experience with reading and I enjoyed to read for fun. -
Where The Red Fern Grows
In third grade, I was exposed to the book "Where The Red Fern Grows" and I began liking chapter books. -
Middle School
In middle school, I continued to like to read. One of my favorite books during that time was "The Outsiders". -
High School
I still really enjoyed reading at the beginning of high school. One of my favorite books that I read was "Night". -
Later High School and College
During my junior year of high school, I began to feel turned off to reading. I did not like many of the books I read in class. -
Now
During my junior year of college, I began to realize I stopped reading because I did not like the material I was reading. I realized that I like to read if I am reading books that I like, so I began to read again. I have particularly liked John Green's novel such as "Paper Towns" and "The Fault In Our Stars" and plan on reading more of his novels.
