My Literacy: A Short Story

To tell the story of my life and how literacy has a personal connection with me, wed have to start when i first started reading and writing. When i began learning to read and write i loved it, i loved being able to read different things and finally understanding what different things meant. The majority of my time spent in elementary school was reading books or reading magazines, I enjoyed reading so much. Growing up i was always told by everyone “You're going to be so smart, people who read a lot tend to be really smart.”. This mostly came from my grandma who always pushed me to be the person i've always wanted to be. The time we spent together we'd spend together was reading and talking about different things we had read. When i was a little todler my grandma pushed for a lot of my cousins to speak spanish although most lost their ability to speak and …show more content…
Not only was i able to read things in english i also was introduced to a lot of reading in spanish which in my opinion was way better. When i got into 5th grade my teacher was really impressed with me and all my abilities i could show when it came to reading and writing. “You're way more complex than the rest of the students Anthony,” i remember my teacher telling me, “You must take this type of stuff seriously at home which is a really good thing, we will have to sit and talk with your parents because i'm really impressed.”. Hearing this from my teacher really made me feel good on the inside, hearing things from your reacher at that age for me was a really big thing to my family and i. Throughout elementary school i really shined when it came to my literacy skills, “you need to keep it up anthony i'm so proud of you and what you have done.” is what my mom would always tell me whenever she say my grades. When i was preparing for my first year of junior high i always told myself “I wonder what things ill