The Importance Of Learning To Read And Writing

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In life you have everyday obstacles that you are faced with, some obstacles are big and some are small, but in spite of the obstacles you strive to overcome them. Learning to read and write was a huge obstacle for me because when I was younger I didn’t care about anything but video games and toys. Later, as I grew up I saw the importance of those essentials and eventually learned how to read and write. Even though I could read and write I had to face a lot of adversity just because I stutter. It 's times where I had to read out loud and was so nervous that I would stuttered, or times where I would be talking and get tongue tied and people would laugh, but as I got older I stop caring what people think of me and overcame it.
Overcoming it was very puzzling, but with the help of my parents and teachers I overcame it. As I got older reading and writing became more difficult for me so I had to get an after school tutor. My after school teacher help me out tremendously, she broke down everything to me in a way I can relate to it. Another mentor was my sister, she was probably one of the best readers and writers in her class. She would always help me when I had a paper, she explained to me that I had to …show more content…

That day change how I looked at school, I didn 't want to be the dumb one in class so I started reading everyday and it turned out to be very beneficial to me in the long run .My biggest turning point in writing was my senior year. My senior year we had to do this project that lasts all year, and with that you have a one or two page paper due every two days. Every time I turned a paper in I got a failing grade. It was hard because we had a college professor as our high school teacher. Even though I failed every paper I learned how to go in details with my paper and write the right

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