My History As a Reader
Jan 31 It's been awhile since I last wrote in my blog. I thought I would talk of my history as a reader. I could consider myself a good reader.. when I want to be one. Every kid is "forced" to start reading at about grade one. At first I didn't enjoy reading at all, not even the simplest books. I feel as if I didn't get a kick out of it. I also read very very slow and barely understood what I was reading. Compared to the other kids, I felt like I wasn't going anywhere. Then my mom put me in a reading program at school. It really helped me and got me to enjoy reading. The instructors would read along with us and make sure we're all on the right track as to where the stories were going. It even made me read on my spare time! When I hit about grade 3, we were required to write reading logs for every time we read. As my reading capabilities increased, so did the level of books I was reading. I was awarded and recognized for my outstan...