At primary school I was able to read for myself some of the books that were meant for grade ones up to grade four leaners books and also had little assistant from my teachers and mother with all the words I did not know at the time. From then I had favorite books that I could read fluently and understand. These included Tom and Jerry, Cat in the hat, the three little pigs and much, much more that I used to read on a daily basis for my family and friends. The love of reading made me a very imaginative kid and a curious one at that, every week I wanted a different career when I grow up, which was very interesting and confusing also for my mother. Throughout primary School and high school my love of reading and writing grew and so, did the number of books and also my ability to pronounce and understand English.
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For me, reading and comprehending has been a challenge throughout my life from learning to speak English as a language, finding the interest for reading, and being able to understand the things I read. As an elementary school teacher who is responsible for teaching young children how to read, it is vital for me to understand that it is up to the learner to grasp the concept of reading and understanding. I believe that this skill is mandatory to have because it is needed to excel in all aspects of life. As far as I can remember, I have been reading since I was four years old. Pre-school is where I started to learn words, and was able to read them off of books and posters.
So I thought that it wasn’t bad if I was going to take the classes in Spanish that means that the other students talk Spanish too. The lady in the office told us that everything was ok and I could start classes the next week. In my first day of school I was a little be nervous but not to worry because of my mom and the lady in the office said to me. But for my surprise when I get to the school I realize that everybody talks English to me and when I look at them with a face that means “I don’t understand” they just continue talking in English. I could see that they tried to be understood speaking slowly, but didn’t work.
Reading and writing isn’t a daunting task for me. It transports me back to my childhood where my parents and I connected over our love of language and books. From the moment I first learned to read, I couldn’t stop. I read everything: street signs, cereal boxes, even things I probably wasn’t supposed to read. My parents realized they would soon have to spell things out, as many parents do.
* Donations to the childcare fund books in their library which has the World’s largest selection of Lakota books to elevate literacy levels. * Peter Hill campaigns that “The language is the vehicle for, and most important by product of, the education” provides bimonthly language classes for parents of the community to ensure they see the importance of their child’s learning and will support them through their education. Through Language renewal of the mother tongue, Indigenous communities have begun to improve their educational outcomes as a result of having an early childhood education, depicting it’s vitality and the need for more childcares on the Reservation.
It wasn’t until I started first grade that I finally started to appreciate some of my mother’s hard work. At the beginning of the year, everyone had to take a reading level test. I did well. I was able to use my reading skills. I would read to the class, I would read to my parents, I would read to my grandma, I would read to my brother and sister and I would read to my dog.
I believed that my speaking developed from my observations of these persons. Speaking is one of the important facets in the development of literacy. My parents and older siblings told me that, as a baby, I always tried to repeat everything that anyone said and this was how I developed my speaking as an infant. While in my younger years discovering and knowing myself, I realized that I had always attempted to imitate persons who spoke Standard English fluently. I believed that this was the ‘proper’ way of speaking, because not only
Jim Keenan English 101 It Puts The Lotion In The Basket As most kids gradually start to read more and more as they mature, I was one of the few who didn't learn to enjoy reading until senior year of highschool. The teachings of Tom Alessandri were the sole cause of my newfound appreciation for literature. All it takes is the inspiration of one individual to turn someone onto reading and writing. Tom Alessandri was the last highschool English teacher I had, taking his Science Fiction & Horror Literature class. While many people would be discouraged by the title of the class alone, I was intrigued and immediately signed up.
My interest in writing led to my desire to read. Mrs. Byrd, my kindergarten teacher, first taught me how to read books. During class one day, she asked me if I wanted to learn how to read. She always saw me trying to read different things so she started helping me with reading books. So beings that I was curious about everything I did not turn her down.