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Reading as a child
My mother would read to me often as a child. Those experiences alone would help me to grow my love for reading and writing. -
My sister won a reading award
I remember my older sister won a reading award for reading the most books in her school. As my older sister she was my role model and I was so proud of her and wanted to follow in her foot steps -
My experience in speech therapy
When I was sent to speech therapy I did a lot of work with words and reading. Through therapy I gained a better appreciation for the English language no matter how difficult it can be, -
5th grade and the best teacher a girl could ask for
The 5th grade was a milestone in my ability and love for reading. My 5th grade teacher read us books and instilled a love for reading in all her students by showing how interesting and personal a book can be. -
First reading a book titled "Mary Bloody Mary"
This is one book that really changed my interest in reading. This is the first book that I adored. It helped me to become more intersted in history and every dirty detail with it. -
Middle school teacher
I remember there was a middle school teacher of mine who would hinder my interest in reading. We began to read Romeo and Juliet. He did not coach us through the readings and I became discouraged for not being able to understand old English. -
High school troubles
Sometimes it is hard to admit when you had a rough time in life but it is important when discussing my life with reading. In high school I was going through a lot and stopped reading for quite some time. My attitude towards reading turned negative -
Starting AIS
This year was significant because I started doing homeschooling. The pressures of highschool left me and I began to read again. -
Freshman year in college
My first year in college I took my first english course. My teacher was oustanding and she really picked a good line of books that would begin my love for diversity in reading -
College influence
One thing that has influented my reading perhaps the most is just being in college and having been exposed to so many different things.
