MyLoveWithReadingAnalysis
ThefirsttimeIeverfellinlovewithreadingwaswhenIwas10yearsold.Ifeellikethatmaybea littlelateinthegame,butmyparentsneverreallyreadtomysisterandmewhileweweregrowing upInevertrulyhadthat,"wow"momentwithabookjustyetMyfatherwasintheArmyandwas deployedalotandmymomworkedortriedtostaybusysoshewouldnotmisshim.Readingwasn't onthetopoftheirtodolistandatthetime,itwasn'tonthetopofmine.Wewerebusyexploring newculturesandnewplacesthatotherpeoplecouldonlydreamof.IhadbeentoFrance,Italy, Czech,andmanyotherEuropeancountriesbeforeIwasoldenoughtoretainwhereIwasandwhatI wasexperiencingOh,butthatfaithfuldayinmy5thgradeclasswhenreadingevaluationscame through,Ihadscoredan8thgradereadinglevel.IwassoexcitedwhenIshowedmyparentsthe evaluation,notbecauseIlovedtoreadandwashavingoneofthose,"lookwhatreadinghasgiven me"momentsIjustfeltsmartWewenttothelibrarythenextdayinschooltofindbooksthatwere inourreadinglevels.Iwasalittleintimidatedatfirst,thebooksfor8thgradersweresuperiorto whatIwasusedtoreading.Iwasgoingto"Soldieron"asmyfathersaidandcheckoutoneofthose hugeandalmostfrighteninglookingbooks.ImeanjustbecauseIcouldreadatan8thgradelevel didn'tmeanIhadto,right?Yes,Ihadto,Ihadtoseewhatwasoutthereformeinthetermsof literatureI
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Igrewupinahouseholdwhereknowledgeiseverything,andIreceivedasolidfoundationinthe readingandwritingbasicsfromthetimeIwasthreeyearsold.ThebiggestmotivatorIhadduring myreadingexperiencewasmymother.Mymomplayedahumongousroleinteachingmethe necessarymaterialstouseonmyreadingjourney.HermaingoalwasmakingsurethatIbecame exposedtotheconceptsofreadingandwritingbeforeIenteredschoolAlthoughreadingand writingweretaughtinmyearlyschoolyears,myknowledgebaseandloveofthesesubjectareas comesfrommymother.Thus,Icreditmymotherwithteachingmetoreadandwrite.Mymomhas alwaysbeenanardentreaderandsheloveseverythingaboutwordsGrowingup,sheinstilledthe valueofthepowerbehindknowledgeintomysiblingsandmeearlyon.WhileIwasstillinthe womb,shereadtomedaily.Later,asasmallchild,shereadmebedtimestoriesandtaughtmehow toreadthembacktoher.IstruggledwithpacingandvolumewhenIbeganlearninghowtoread. Consequently,mymothermademereadmoretoimprovemyproblem.ThemoreIread,themoreI begantofallinlovewiththewayabooksoundsratherthanitscompositionThroughthisnewfound passionIbegantoapproachreadinglikeachallenge:thebiggerthebook,thebetter.Myhousewas stockedwithclassicslikeJaneEyre,PrettyWomen,andDracula.Myloveforreadingdeveloped fromthesestorieswhichlatershapedmyfavorite
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PersonalReadingHistoryWhenIwasayoungerIdon'trememberifIwasreadtoornot,butIread alotofbooks.Ienjoyreadingbooksbecausetheyallowmetoreachnewheightsinmyimagination. Atmyagemanykidssaythatreadingisboringandisforlosers.Ithinkit'scooltoreadandwill continuetoreadthroughoutmylife.Ihavereadmanydifferenttypesofbooksfromfictionto biographiesThelongestbookIeverreadwasabookcalledDragonRiderbyCornellaFunkeItwas fivehundredandthirtyfivepages!WhenitcomestoreadingIamasuperstar!WhenI'mreadingI amabletogetamorallessonfromwhatIread,soitendsuphelpingmeinthelongrunofmylife Ihavehadnumerousamountsofpositiveshowmorecontent
ShealsotaughtmetofinishsomethingifIstartedit,andthatcarriedovertomyreading.IfIstart readingabookIalwaysfinishitanddomybesttounderstandit.So,sheinstilledwhatIknowabout readingandsheinfluencedthewayIread.Shealwaystoldme,whenIwasyounger,topronounce mywordsrightsothatwhenIgetolderIwouldpronouncemywordsright.Allthatshehassaidto meandtaughtmewhenIwascomingupasayoungerchildhelpedmegettothelevelofreadingI amontodayandalsotothelevelofunderstandingIhaveofallthewordsIread.Withouther encouragingmeinthiswayIwouldhavehadproblemsunderstandingthingsthatIreadand wouldn'tbeassmartasIhavegrowntobe.IamverythankfulofhowIwasbroughtupasakid. WhenI'mreading,itdoesn'treallymatterwhereIread.WhenI'mreadingIgointoadifferentworld andgettoaplacewhereIfeelasifI'mpartofthestoryandcanrelatetothemaincharacterand whatheorsheisgoingthrough.Also,whenI'mreadingIthinkthebestplaceformewouldbe whereit'squietbecauseIfinditeasiertoconcentrateinsilence.IalsoreadbetterwhenI'mupset becauseitgivesmeanoutlettoreleaseangerandallowsmetogetmyworkdoneAllthroughout mylife,I'vehadmanygoodexperiencesreading.Whenitcomestoreading,forme,goodreading justcomes
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Layingonmycomfortablebedundermywarmcoverswithachapterbookinfrontofmyface,I turnedtothelastpage.
"Itwasasuc–cess–fulsuccessfulday,"readthefinallineinthebook.
Myheartbegantoraceasmyeyesgrewwidelikeanowl's.HadIreallyjustreadawholechapter bookbymyself?Isprungoutofmybedandrantogotellmymom
"Mommy,Ijustfinishedreadingachapterbookallbymyself!"Iexclaimedwithawidesmile plasteredonmyface.
"I'msoproudofyou!"mymotherresponded"Iknewthatyoucoulddoit!"Mymomgavemea hugehug.Atthatmoment,Irealizedthatallofthelonghoursofpracticingandreadinghadpaidoff. Icouldfinallyreadachapterbook.
SinceIwasyoung,myparentsmadereadingapriorityforme.WhenIwasinkindergartenatmy preschool,Ihadareadingteacherwhoworkedoneononewithmetoincreasemylevel.Asaresult, Iwasconfidentinmyreadingabilityandexcitedforthefirstdayoffirstgradeatmynewred–brickedelementaryschool.AsIbrisklywalkedthroughthemainentranceandtomyclassroomthe morningofthefirstday,Isqueezedmyparents'handstightlywithbutterfliesinmystomach.Ihad onlybeeninsidetheschooloneothertime,atMeettheTeachernight,soIwasstillunsureofwhat toexpect.Wefoundmyclassroomandputmypinkpolkadotbackpackandmatchinglunchboxon thehookbelowmycubbyrightinsidethedoorAfterfindingmydeskandsittinginmychair,my parentsgaveme
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