Reflective Essay: The Skill Of Reading And Writing

Being able to read and write is an essential skill, everyone needs this skill. Reading and writing is used everyday without even thinking about it. I came to the United States when I still believed in fairy tales and Santa Claus; everything to me about the United States was different and new; I went to school not knowing English, I didn’t have any friends and most of all, I struggled trying to comprehend my teachers. I was eager to learn English and to be able to write. Before I came to this foreign country my dad would travel to Nicaragua which, is where I’m from he’d bring toys that would prepare us to learn this new language that would later on give us so many opportunities. Once everything was prepared for me and my family to come to the United States we didn’t know what to expect. Learning this new language was as if I was on a roller coaster, it had its ups and downs but I knew that at the end it was going to be worth it. I learned the alphabet in English when I was six, once I knew the alphabet I knew that it was only a matter of time to learn how to read. It felt like an eternity to get the hang of it. …show more content…
Sues book, I don’t remember exactly which one I just remember reading it with my dad. My dad was the biggest influence I had because, at that time he was the only one who knew English. Reading influenced me more than what writing did, being able to read has taken me from point A to point B. I’m the oldest of five children, after being in the United States for more than a decade my mom still has a little difficulty with the language so reading has helped to interpret from one language to another. When my mom and my only sister at the time were new to the U.S I was the only one going to school so my little sister would analyze me and copy what I would do. According to my dad I would come home from school reading and writing in English so my sister would do the same, in other words it’s as if I was her