Why Reading Is Important To Me

Why do I enjoy reading you? Well, there were many things that influenced my joy for reading. The main thing that mainly stands out to me is my mom working with me through my younger years. She was always pushing me to learn in fun ways. I could not have even came close to being the kind of reader I am today without her help. My mom's name is Lindee Andrews. She is a thirty-six year old woman with brown hair and brown eyes just like mine. She is about the same height as I am, but a little bit which puts her at five feet and five inches. My mom is very engaged and involved, cheerful and helpful, loving and caring. When I was about two my mom would try to get me to learn my alphabet. I picked up on that easily because she would use things like Elmo and …show more content…
I was not allowed to go hang out with my friends until I had finished reading my reading assignment from her. Most the time it would go like this. "Mom, Madison and Kenzie want me to come over today! Can I go?" Of course she would reply, "Dez have you finished your reading for today yet?" Whatever I said next would determine if I went and played with my friends or if I stayed home. Most the time I'd say, "Well no, but I'll do double tomorrow!" To her it did not matter. If I had not finished reading, I was not going. This insured that I was not losing my reading capabilities. When I got to third grade my mom and my teachers realized I had a slight speech impediment. For an example, when I would try to say sheet, it would come out seat, or when I would say roller coaster, it would sound like woller coaster. So I was put in speech. Because I was in speech, I always had ample opportunities to read higher level reading. They also taught me how to effectively read. Rather than just skimming over things and getting through it quickly, my speech teacher Mrs. Ray taught me how to dissect what I was reading and really focus in on