My achievement of becoming literate in both English and Spanish, after overcoming a myriad of obstacles distinguishes my literacy history. Writing was one of the things I didn’t like to do as a child. I always thought writing was a waste of time and that I wasn’t going to need it in life. Even though I didn’t invest much time writing, I was one of the best writers in all my classes, probably because I was very dedicated in the other subjects and I loved reading adventure books. I learned how to read and write by the age of four, since in my native country “the Dominican Republic”, kids are enrolled in school at the age of three; usually parents start their child’s education at home before that age.
I consider myself a very dedicated person, because even though I didn’t like writing, I did well at it by fighting against whatever was stopping me from liking it. As time passed I conceived that reading and writing is a combination of important tools that are essential for life, something that everyone needs to be successful. Once I realized how important reading and writing was, I started to feel a passion for writing poems, songs and stories.
At first, it wasn’t easy to write and appreciate my writing, because I used to compare my writing to professional writing, and the first thing that came to my mind was that my writing was horrible. Later on I started to view writing in a different perspective. This was when I realized that not everyone writes about the same thing, and that every writer has their own ideas and way of writing.
Finally after many years of practice I was able to write anything without problems; teachers used to congratulate me for my enormous improvements but always tried to persuade me to write in a certain ...
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...and English, it means a lot to me because it shows that all the effort I have put into becoming literate is not In vain because I am helping others succeed. Not only I use time to help others accomplish their goals, but I use it to accomplish mines too. My main goal when I was in high school was to get into UCF. By the middle of my senior year I made sure I had met all my requirements and applied. Around three months later I received a letter of acceptance, I was jumping of alacrity, I couldn’t believe I had just achieved the goal that I worked the most to accomplish, I used my ability to read and write to the fullest, and now my results rewarded me.
Today I am a conscientious young man, since actions are impacted by one’s level of literacy and determine how prosperous one can be. Behavior and education are complementary, since one is a reflection of the other.
My literacy journey began long before I had actually learned how to read or write. While recently going through baby pictures with my mother, we came across a photo of my father and I book shopping on the Logos boat, a boat that would come to my island every year that was filled with books for our purchasing. Upon looking at this picture, my mother was quite nostalgic and explained how they began my journey to literacy through experiences like this. My earliest memory of experiencing literature was as a small child. My parents would read bedtime stories to me each night before I went to bed. I vividly remember us sitting on the bed together with this big book of “365 bedtime stories for 365 days” and we read one story each day until we had
Writing is a form of communication that has changed over the years, whether that is the way it is used or the meaning it has for some people. In the generation that I grew up in, writing has been around in many different ways, such as texting or instant messaging friends. I remember using Facebook at an early age and communicating with my friends and family through a different form of writing. Compared to my elders, the way they were taught and the way they used their writing has changed immensely. Since I grew up in a newer generation than them, my writing experience has been partially different in a good way. My literacy narrative will reflect that difference.
It was finally time to head to gym class in the afternoon where we were instructed to take part of a physical test. This test would determine how fit or unfit we are based on a system that was implemented by those with greater authority, on which concluded that it was on such a scale society should be based on. So it was that afternoon that I preformed the tasks that were instructed on to me and my peers. I was able to completed them to my utmost potential which can be consider to be something not so distinctive. It was on this day that I was mocked by one my peers of my lack of ability to preform the instructed physical tasks, that was a no brainer to such a fit individual like himself. It
Early literacy for me was challenging. I started to learn reading and writing at age six. I still remember students from school would make fun by not knowing how to read, but they never knew I was struggling with both English and Spanish reading and writing. My parents are both from Guatemala; they came to the U.S at a very young age. My father was the only one to go to school. My mother did not attend school because it was difficult by her immigration status. When I was little, Spanish was not my mother's first language, so when she wanted to help me with reading and to write in English, she had a difficult time. My mother taught me reading and writing in the Mayan language. My father only taught me reading and writing one hour per week. Whenever my father was through showing me an hour of writing and reading, I had to explain the same lesson to my younger
Life is like a tree, it grows and develops branches and leaves that come and go as we progress. The environments we live in determine which branches wither and fade and which prosper. Every branch holds some form of learned literacy from the end of the roots to the trunk and highest branch. Literacy encompasses many aspects of life.
The story of my history as a writer is a very long one. My writing has come full circle. I have changed very much throughout the years, both as I grew older and as I discovered more aspects of my own personality. The growth that I see when I look back is incredible, and it all seems to revolve around my emotions. I have always been a very emotional girl who feels things keenly. All of my truly memorable writing, looking back, has come from experiences that struck a chord with my developing self. This assignment has opened my eyes, despite my initial difficulty in writing it. When I was asked to write down my earliest memory of writing, at first I drew a blank. All of a sudden, it became very clear to me, probably because it had some childhood trauma associated with it.
Writing is a way in which a person can express their thoughts and ideas through the use of words. Everybody has their own writing styles. Some may consider theirs as inspirational while others think of it to be bad. Writing requires a lot of patience and time. In my case, writing has never been my favorite thing to do. I am no Shakespeare and I never will be, writing has always made me feel uncomfortable. In the past, I had always considered writing to be one of the most difficult tasks. I often wrote about topics that were not of my interest. I rarely did any writing out of school or for leisure as most people do. I only wrote because the teacher asked us to. Writing has always been forced onto me. Even though my writing isn't that great, I've felt that I've never been given the freedom to express my voice. Academic writing has always made me anxious. And, anxiety had resulted in my procrastination. Even though I consider writing to be one of the toughest tasks, I've felt that giving myself enough time to think allows me to do better. Silence helps me think beyond horizons. However, the fear of impressing someone, the anxiety and frustration is what makes me a developing writer.
“Be not afraid of greatness: some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon them” William Shakespeare wrote this quote in his play Twelfth Night, and it is an accurate description of how I feel about writing. Some people are born being great writers; some work hard to achieve their goal of becoming a great writer; others have great writers as mentors who help them become great writers themselves. I fall under the last category. Writing did not come easy for me, but through the help of my English teacher in high school, writing become not only easier for me but also a hobby that I enjoyed.
All I could remember on my journey to literacy was my concern over my brother and sister’s ability to read and write including solving math problems. That did not really motivate not to become literate; I was extremely playful as a child. What I am able to remember is my first day of school, I cried like a baby when my mom dropped me off. I soon began to grow out of my baby stage and school became really interesting. Even though it was not as hard as it is now, the value that pushed me to be literate was how my teacher was able to discipline students if they didn’t give the best to their education.
The little girl continued reading tirelessly, just trying to keep her eyes open long enough to finish the thirty minutes. Throughout my time growing up, I've had an unusual experience reading. I never really liked reading as a kid and I still don't have a strong passion to read. I would find myself falling asleep to books when I was in elementary and middle school. For my age I was a pretty advanced reader but none of the books were intriguing to me. This mostly started happening after getting read to wasn't something that my reading log would allow.
As a child, I picked up on writing quickly. Although my handwriting today does not show it, I was fascinated by the act of writing, shaping delicate cursive script or scrawling jagged letters. As soon as I learned how to write, I was hooked. I wrote short stories to be shared with my classmates, I wrote journal entries, I wrote not quite properly rhymed poetry. I did not care if what I wrote was any good; I just wanted to experiment and have a little fun. I dreamed of one day writing and publishing my own books and collections of poetry.
Learn how to be reading was the most difficult task for me as a child, I almost lost first grade. I used to hate study, and the only thing that I cared about was play with my friends of childhood, until I found the book that motivate to learn to read. Perhaps, I would not have hated to study so much, if it was for the fact that my friends and myself, playing for hours and getting so much fun. We used to ride bicycles, play tag, soccer, basketball, and none of my friends like to study neither. Everything change when I was looking for a soccer ball in my house, and my mom told me that she brought me a book. First, I told my mom that I didn’t know how to read, and I wasn't interested on it. my mom told me that if I looked at the book,
Most of my childhood is filled with memories of unfortunate events. Writing was my outlet to express my feelings about them, but could never formulate my thoughts in a coherent manner. My short stories and poems always had a tendency to begin with one idea and end on a completely different one, though that never bothered me, I simply loved writing, whether it was good or not. However, it wasn't until middle school writing became an actual outlet for my emotions, because my difficulty to comprehend the spectrum of emotions I had throughout the day.
By practicing my writing, I started to get better and better in school. My teachers could see the dramatical change in my writing skill. I always have something to write, because, I have a big family a...
Reading and writing have been an important aspect in my life ever since I was little. As I grew up, the reasons why reading and writing influenced me, changed, and developed over the years. Today, reading and writing impacts me differently than it has before. Of course, the effect that words can have on a person is different for everybody but my story is all about family. Writing and reading helped me communicate and express my feeling in so many ways that I could not have imagined!