Lessons Learned From a Challenging Childhood

This essay is about my learning process as a young child. I was born and raised in North Minneapolis. My childhood was a hassle due to my learning process had been slow, constantly struggling in reading, spelling, and writing. My childhood school Frederick Douglas (Located at 2922 Oakland Ave Minneapolis, MN 55407) was a powerful resource for me. Not only was Frederick Douglas a resource, but it held resources within the aspects which I struggled in. In my essay I will explain how the help I received as a child has affected my future. The early learning stages have made me a more successful individual today. I will be reviewing my academic downfalls and the tools that were used to better myself, starting at the age of four.

As a child at age four, I remember attending a school by the name of Frederick Douglas. If anyone was ever looking for a school for their troubled child to attend, this was the one. Frederick Douglas had the most interesting, outgoing, hardworking staff I have ever met in my 23 years of living. I had a teacher by the name of Mrs. Tonda who was smart, beautiful and patient. Mrs. Tonda always took extra time out to help me when I had trouble reading, writing, and spelling. I remember Mrs. Tonda would have me use flashcards to assist in helping me learn in areas that were a challenge for me. The flashcards would have a picture on one side; with a word of what the picture was and how to spell it on the other side. The flashcards may have also had a word on one side with the word broken down to help me pronounce it correctly. My teacher and I would go over how to make the sounds of letters in the alphabet which helped me pronounce words. This is what I remember regarding the learning process of how t...

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...line. The program we use says the word out loud, to help you learn to pronounce and spell the word correctly. I associate this to the same type of learning style as I received when learning with Mrs. Tonda as she would help me in pronouncing words I was unfamiliar with. This learning style was a helpful tool as a child and it is further helping me as an adult.

Fredrick Douglas School has had a powerful influence on how I learned long ago and how I currently learn to read, write, and spell today. Using the resource flashcards for different types of test preparation, also using aides such as computers, and seeing images that help me pronounce and spell words are examples of ways I continue to learn the same way I did as a child. Learning is a never ending process and the strategies I learned when I was younger are making my learning process much easier today.