Reading And Writing In Spanish Analysis

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When I was five years old I taught myself how to read and write in Spanish. Although I live in a Hispanic family I was not aware of how to read and write in Spanish. My mom’s side of the family is from Puerto Rico, and my dad’s side of the family is from Ecuador. I was always spoken to in Spanish by my family except for my mom. We spoke in English, so I never learned how to read or write in Spanish. This is when I taught myself how to. It was the day I taught my self how to interpret Spanish writing. My mom was playing Farm Town, and my aunt was on as well. While they were chatting, I decided to read what they were saying. I commenced reading, but then noticed my mom was staring at me. Stopping her gameplay, she asked in a very surprised voice to keep going. This was the day it was discovered that I could understand works written in Spanish. …show more content…
Since it was my first time reading in Spanish, I had no idea of what to say. Then, I was asked to write something down in Spanish; it was correct, yet again. I decided to just tell her that I did not know where I learned to do this. My mom was still yet so curious. Reading and writing in Spanish was not the only thing I learned on my own. I taught myself how to tell time when I was six years old. When I was five years old I taught myself how to read. My family now always asks me to fix their electronics when I do not even remember how I learned to use a phone, tablet, or computer. Fixing a computer for my computer teacher when I was ten years old was something else I did.. Of all the things that I have taught myself to do in elementary school, teaching my myself how to read and write in Spanish is the one I am most proud

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