Literacy and writing has played a huge role in my life since I was a child, and even still to this day. I learn something new everyday because of it and wouldn’t be nearly as functional without it.
In my opinion it is the most useful and important skill. Communication would be a difficult thing without it. I still can remember when my mom read to me every night when I was young. I most fondly remember reading Dr.Seuss with her. I think this is because it is unique versus others books. The Rhymes and pictures were attention grasping to me. Dr.Seuss is a very child friendly author and is a good way to introduce them to literacy.
When I first started to learn to read in Kindergarten it was in slow steps and rightfully …show more content…
Green and she made class fun, interesting and easy to understand. Until later in the year when we had to read Huckleberry Finn which was a classical novel but I could not keep my eyes open during it. It was very boring for me and I didn’t really understand it. Long novels have never really captured my interest.
Sophomore year we read probably the most stories of any previous year, but they were shorter and more interesting to me. I found them easier to follow along with. Also we wrote many summaries and did more worksheets, which I found relatively easy, it was probably the smoothest year of english I have had.
All of these years of learning and examining literacy have been crucial and helpful in improving my everyday life. I can easily read anything I want as long as I put enough effort into it. It has also improved my communication skills and helps me express myself thoroughly with my words. Without these learning experiences I don’t know how I’d be able to function, but they have truly helped me to prevail to the level of knowledge that I am at today. I am very thankful for my teachers and parents for helping me acquire the skills of reading and writing that I have today, they play a very important role in my