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Brother Reads to Me
My brother was older and had reading assignments for school; my mom made him read to me. -
Ages 4-6: Sibling Teachers
My siblings would sit outside with me and write words and draw a picture related to the word on a small chalkboard and have me read them -
Choir
I joined my elementary school choir and we had to read the lyrics and learn multiple songs for school and community events. -
Disney Sing-Along Songs
My mom bought me a VHS collection of the Disney Sing-along song videos that had the song lyrics so I can read and follow along. -
Disney Book Collection
The Sing Along's were a hit that my mom bought me the Entire Disney Book Collection and I seriously read them over and over! -
Translating Letters
As the daughter of immigrant parents, I read the mail and translated the message to my parents, which exposed me to advanced vocabulary. -
Book Reports
Elementary Days were full of picking our own books in our reading levels, and creating book reports to demonstrate what the book was about. -
Bedtime Stories
As the youngest one out of my siblings, I did a lot of babysitting growing up and I would read books to my nieces and nephews before bed. -
Greek Mythology
An interest in Greek Mythology led me to spend my time in the Library reading and checking out books on Greek Mythology and its mythological creatures. -
Theater
I joined Theater my Freshman year and read play after play for our Theater performances.
