When I first began learning how to read and write, I often found myself struggling. The concepts did not come easily to me, making it challenging to comprehend. Looking back on my experience, I can recall how lots of the other kids in my class encountered no difficulty at all. I worked at a slower pace compared to the majority of them, and required more frequent help from my teacher than others. At one point, I felt like the idea of being able to read and write independently seemed impossible. Although I was struggling and would often get down on myself, I never let those obstacles stand in my way of becoming better. As a learner, I wished to improve and believed that I had the ability to do so. Therefore, I took action and began asking my
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We also composed stories and songs together to help develop my writing skills, but most importantly, to have fun. Reading books with my parents every night before bed became a regular …show more content…
My next accomplishment occurred in sixth grade when I received the opportunity to represent my class in the spelling bee. Although I did not advance to the final round, I was able to gain much more confidence in myself and my writing. In the past, I had only ever read and written for school. However, once I reached high school, I started writing my own personal stories and reading in my free time for fun. After all of this time, I finally reached the peak in my writing capabilities last year when I earned a 97 percent on my junior research paper. I went from struggling as one of the slowest readers in my class to receiving the highest grade out of everyone in my English class on my paper. As an individual, I overcame my conflict with reading and writing and can measure my progress by looking at where I started, all the way back in kindergarten, and comparing it to where I am now, as a senior in high school. However, I cannot take all of the credit for this accomplishment since if it were not for the support of my amazing family and incredible teachers, I would not be where I am today in my level of skill of reading and
We also composed stories and songs together to help develop my writing skills, but most importantly, to have fun. Reading books with my parents every night before bed became a regular …show more content…
My next accomplishment occurred in sixth grade when I received the opportunity to represent my class in the spelling bee. Although I did not advance to the final round, I was able to gain much more confidence in myself and my writing. In the past, I had only ever read and written for school. However, once I reached high school, I started writing my own personal stories and reading in my free time for fun. After all of this time, I finally reached the peak in my writing capabilities last year when I earned a 97 percent on my junior research paper. I went from struggling as one of the slowest readers in my class to receiving the highest grade out of everyone in my English class on my paper. As an individual, I overcame my conflict with reading and writing and can measure my progress by looking at where I started, all the way back in kindergarten, and comparing it to where I am now, as a senior in high school. However, I cannot take all of the credit for this accomplishment since if it were not for the support of my amazing family and incredible teachers, I would not be where I am today in my level of skill of reading and