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Introduced to picture books by parents
Before entering kindergarten, my parents wanted me to be familiar with books and often read my sister and me bedtime stories. These were all in Spanish. -
Simple words in Englsih
At the start of kindergarten, I was placed in ESL classes and began to learn and eventually read my first words in English -
Reading sentences
Since learning English was a bit hard for me to learn, it took me a full year to learn how to read long sentences in English. -
Reading and comprehending at a certain extent.
At this point, I had learned how to read picture books on my own and began to comprehend the text to a certain extent (I would occasionally need assistance on certain words and structures) -
Big on magazines
Towards the end of second grade, I began to collect magazines and read them with my friends. -
Full comprehension
By this time, I was fully able to read and comprehend English books, passages, and articles without the aid of a dictionary. -
Intro to chapter books
I began to read chapter books as a part of my school's curriculum. -
Increased reading level
I began school at a magnet school where there were more intense reading requirements and the school helped me improve dramatically. -
Reading non-fiction
This school year, my teacher refrained from giving us fiction books and we spend all of our time reading non-fiction. Since I was used to mainly fiction with just a bit of non-fiction, this class really helped me expand my knowledge. -
Textbook heavy reading
Rather than reading books, all of my classes were very textbook heavy and we were required to answer comprehension questions at the end of each chapter. -
Big reading advancement
For this year, I took AP Literature where I was able to expand what I read and use reading strategies to help me understand what I was reading. -
College reading journey
I began reading college-level work, books, and passages which helped improve my vocabulary.