My Journey Of Reading

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My Journey Towards Literacy As far back as I can remember, being read to and reading has been a part of my life. Before I was able to read, I loved to listen to people read to me. Reading books helps develop a person’s knowledge and vocabulary. It also can help a person become a great writer. In my case, it hasn’t really helped. I have never been a great writer. My story starts with going on family trips, we would listen to cassette tapes such as, Where the Red Fern Grows, What Love Sees, and On My Honor. Every time I would listen to them it felt as if I was living right along with them. To this day they still are some of my favorite to listen to. Listening to stories has really shaped my life. The story What Love Sees is a true story about a girl who goes blind and learns to live with it. Her story taught me to push past obstacles and don’t let others tell you what to do. Reading truly makes a person feel as if …show more content…

I read an average of a book a day. New technology has made it so easy. With my kindle I am able to access thousands of books and able to read them all. I would go as far as to I am addicted to books. It very hard for me to put down a book and do other things. I love reading because you are able to live so many people’s lives. I get lose in a different person’s world. I cry when something sad happens and feel joy when something good happens. In a certain mystery series I was recently reading I got so into the book that reading them gave me really bad anxiety and I couldn’t finish the series because it left me so emotionally drained. It wasn’t a good feeling. Most of the time I enjoy being in the character’s life. I would love to share my love for books and help kids discover theirs by being an elementary librarian. I TA for the elementary library and I love it, but I am a little leary of choosing that field because so many books are online nowadays. I think it would be awesome to get to be with little kids and books all

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