Personal Narrative: Improving Writing Skills

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I have always been very fond of reading, but never writing. At a young age both of my parent were teachers, so education was always first for them. I always read everyday and it improved my speaking skills,but I have never been a fan of writing. My parents tried to teach me to write and even hired tutors, but it was just one of those things that went in one ear and out the other. As a child i remember being forced to go to tutoring, to improve my writing skill. The biggest reason why I'm not a fan of writing is because; I feel like my thoughts are being read. Reading has helped me over time to increase my literacy rate. I recall first coming to the U.S. knowing just a little bit of English, but within a year I was fluent, even though had to take two years of ESL. Reading has always been my gate to the outside world. The …show more content…

My first chapter book was Junie B Jones. When i was in middle school I loved reading, but as I got older I lose more and more interest in reading. The first english word I learned was at school. I was overcome with excitement before my first day of school, but when i got there i soon found out that no one else spoke my language. I didn’t very much english; seeing everyone being able to communicate with each other made me more interested in expanding my literacy skills. I went home every night and read for 30 minutes, within a few weeks I was able to understand and communicate with my peers. One of my memorable memories was when I was in fifth grade and I couldn't understand a thing that was

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