Every child grows up in school learning the basics such as the alphabet and reading simple books like Dick and Jane. As children grow older, they either come to love or hate reading as a hobby. There is really no in between. I was fortunate enough to have parents who encouraged me to read and write outside of the classroom which cultivated into a love for reading and later in my life writing. My early reading and writing experiences have helped shape me as the person I am today. When I was young, my parents would read bedtime stories to me and my sister at least once a week. Whether it was a Mother Goose story or one of Aesop’s fables, every story captivated my mind. I was amazed at how words on a page with accompanying pictures could tell …show more content…
I wanted to be able to do the same thing that J.K. Rowling and Rick Riordan did. I want to create my own fictional world that people could enjoy and become immersed in. It was at this time in the 7th grade that I joined my school’s creative writing club. I loved going to the meetings because it allowed me to share my writing and receive feedback as well as hear other people’s work and get a small glimpse into how their brain worked. As time passed, I evolved from writing short one page stories to five or ten page stories and then into short novels and intricate poems. In my pieces of more advanced writing I saw other authors that I had read creep into my work such as Rowling’s love for fantasy and Riordan’s sense of humor. I believe that through this writing process I learned more about myself as an individual and my life story as they became part of my pieces of writing. I enjoyed creative writing so much that I along with a few other friends created a writing club at my high school. As I grew as a writer, I also began to read books in a different light as see how and why an author would use one technique over another. Writing has only invigorated my love for reading even more in hopes of me becoming a better writer myself. My literacy as of now has become more academic based than it has in the past. Five years ago someone would see me walking around with a Harry Potter book but now they would see me reading an article pertaining to DNA and its application in the criminal justice system. I have also seen my love for biology sneak into my writing now that I am working towards a biology degree than I did in high
Pearson UK (n.d.) stated “Evidence suggests that children who read for enjoyment every day not only perform better in reading tests than those who don’t, but also develop a broader vocabulary, increased general knowledge and a better understanding of other cultures. In fact, reading for pleasure is more likely to determine whether a child does well at school than their social or economic background.” This review and comparison consists of two lessons. One lesson presented by Megan Tupper is a comprehension and rhyming lesson that helps children understand the body characteristics and the understanding of what their body characteristics do in the story Eyes, Nose, Fingers, and Toes (Hindley & Granstrm, 1999). Another lesson presented by Nina Deroziere where she used her talent to bridge the gap between music and language arts by reading the story Stand Tall Molly Lou Melon (Lovell & Catrow, 2001).
Literature has long been an important part of human life. We express our feelings with ink and paper; we spill out our souls on dried wood pulp. Writing has been a form of release and enjoyment since the beginning of written language. You can tell a story, make yourself a hero. You can live out all your fantasies!
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.
I am sitting in my bed, thinking about my process of writing as I am trying to go through it. It seems the more I think about it, the less I understand it. When I am writing, I don’t think. Which I know, sounds bad. But, I spend every single moment of every single day over thinking, over analyzing, and over assuming every aspect of my life. When I’m writing, I’m free from that for just a little bit. Until of course, my hands stop typing or the pencil (no pens- never pens) stops moving, then I’m right back on the carousel that is my brain. Heidi Estrem says, “...writers use writing to generate knowledge that they didn’t have before.” (Writing is a Knowledge-Making Activity 18). I believe my ability to write without an exact destination
...ollege, because I am excited to learn new subjects, just as I am given the opportunity to sign up to attend classes that contain information that I am interested in. As I began this paper, I explained the process that I went through as I learned to talk. Literacy isn’t only the experiences one has with reading and writing, it is so much more than that. My literacy story has been enhanced through my interests, experiences and life. During my high school years, I always found myself taking care of children, whether in a school setting or babysitting. I found that I work well with younger children and that it’s amazing to see how they learn. This has also always interested me as I have reflected on my own life. Therefore, my literacy story continues as my interests have developed from not only adventure and animals, but also to children and my future teaching career.
I used to have to take these tests about all the books I would read in school and I would always ace them all. I knew that reading was something I liked because I was always very intrigued by it. Also in middle school I found my true writing voice. I remember taking a creative writing class in six grade and I was always the student who wrote more than what was expected for my writing assignments. I would write stories about things such as my friends and the experiences that I had in school. Sometimes I would even write my own plays and in my plays the characters would be people in family and people from school. I would always try to make the plot super interesting in my plays. One time I wrote a play about my brothers and me traveling to space and finding aliens. Overall, I really fell in love with literacy throughout my middle school years because I was able to read books more at an advance level and I also was able to write more intense stories. Literacy has been a positive influence in my life all throughout my school
Throughout the course of my education, my biggest passions have included English and Literature studies. Since I was a child, reading has always had my interest and attention; From realistic fiction to fantasy novels, my favorite hobby was becoming engrossed in these literary pieces. Since reaching High School, writing has become an even larger passion of mine. The use of words to convey a story, a story that only the authors themselves can control, has always intrigued me in a way no other hobby has. The ability to reach a certain audience and effect them on a personal level, without even conversing face to face, is a skill I have learned to appreciate and strive to develop to the best of my ability.
I always liked to tell stories and by the time I was in middle school I started writing them down. I started out by just writing about my favorite characters like Harry Potter and Alice (from the Alice Series by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor.) Eventually though I started writing characters I made up, which quickly turned into me writing about myself. Writing was always therapeutic for me, and I’ve always best expressed myself through writing. I think that because writing (and literature) is often such a personal form of expression, that’s what makes it a natural art
As children, many are exposed to activities such as fishing, baseball, or dance by their parents as a way to introduce them to the world in which they live. I have always considered myself to be incredibly fortunate that my parents chose education, and more specifically, reading to be the extra curricular that has set the stage for the life skills I have learned thus far. Throughout my life, reading has proven itself to be an efficient way to escape the stress that a day has brought, make connections with those around me, and has assisted me in social situations such as job interviews and discussions with my peers. The benefits that reading have granted me can be attributed to the fact that my parents read to me every night as a child; as a
Being able to weild such an influence upon my readers brings me great joy Writing allows me to experience a sense of accomplishment; a partial fulfillment of my dreams. I understand the things I write about are completely nonexistent. However, it still exists in my heart, and being able to write about them, to create memorable characters, to immerse myself into a real world It is said that one only dies once they are forgotten.
Reading was never something I fussed about growing up. As a child, I loved genres of realistic fiction. I was hooked on The New Adventures of Mary Kate and Ashley, Goosebumps, The Amazing Days of Abby Hayes, Judy Moody, and especially, Zoobooks and Highlights magazines. My mother was always ready to help build my reading and writing skills. She took me to the library constantly to feed my passion for books and knowledge. I loved exploring the shelfs, organizing the books, and filling up my library cart. I tried keeping a diary in elementary school to keep track of my outings with my parents and grandparents to museums, zoos, movies, and libraries. This flash of writing enthusiasm was spun from books I read in the 4th and 5th grade that were
Learning to read as a child was an enjoyable experience for me, and now as I grow up I truly appreciate what great an impact it had on my life. I feel that I can accredit my love of reading to my mom, who always read to me, took me to the library, and now shares books with me. Also, I believe my schools taught me the importance in reading for pleasure, and I am forever grateful for those opportunities. My experiences reading as a child whether it was at
Reading has been a part of my life from the second I was born. All throughout my childhood, my parents read to me, and I loved it. I grew up going to the library and being read to constantly. Especially in the years before Kindergarten, reading was my favorite thing to do. I grew up loving fairy tales and thriving on the knowledge that I could have any book I wanted, to be read to me that night. Having no siblings, my only examples were my parents, and they read constantly. Without a family that supported my love of reading throughout my childhood, I wouldn’t appreciate it nearly as much as I have and do now.
Reading is a pleasurable activity yet an essential part of life, as it is important for survival in the modern world. As Rohal Dahl quoted ‘ Books ... if you are going to be anything, they are vital in life’ (www.stlwritersguild.org 13/11/10). Children should be encouraged to read from a very young age, as the ability to read allows them to access information, develop into fluent speakers and allows them to be creative writers. A study carried out by Eckhoff (1983) on second graders demonstrates this as he examined writing of two different groups: one who read a highly simplified textbook whilst the other read a text containing many literature forms, results showed children who were exposed to various literary forms, seemed better able in using different literary forms in their writing compared to those who were presented with simplified texts (www.vtaide.com 4/11/10).
One positive element of reading is that it gives children the opportunity to develop their thoughts on books, which strengthens their cognitive development and encourages deeper thoughts.