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I would say that I started "talking" or at least vocalizing myself after a year or so. This would consist of random noises or maybe small words that babies usually start off with. -
I grew up in a Filipino household where every adult spoke in our native language. This is how I grew up on understanding different dialects in Filipino alongside English. Although my first language was English and was not so fluent in Filipino.The kids would answer back and speak amongst ourselves in English, although Filipino was talked to us. -
My earliest memory of starting to be literate was really in kindergarten. I didn't finish pre-k, so majority of my learning experience was later on. At this time, we were having different stations and that was either listening to the audio of books or in a group table with our teacher, taking turns to read. This was also my earliest memory of doing spelling tests. -
This was the time when I began to learn proper usage of capitalization. I knew to capitalize words that were important like names, places, "I", etc. -
I began to present projects and speak in front of larger crowds, which was never my favorite. We were introduced to larger writing activities than we were used to which consisted of paragraphs and essays. Chapter books were also introduced and having to do research projects. -
Once I began my pre-teen years and early teen years, stories online became really popular, especially on Wattpad. So many different genres were on here and it helped keep my interest in reading up. This also helped my comprehension of different storylines and backgrounds. -
I really enjoyed reading at this time and I started to get more into books from scholastic. My friends and I would trade our favorites. The genres would all be different and this was the start of getting into real novels. -
Middle school was very heavy on proper writing that consisted of longer essays and the correct format, punctuation, and skills. We also had free writing for Reading and it helped with expressing my thoughts into writing. -
This was probably one of the most significant moments in my life that affected my literacy. I was challenged in my reading, writing, and speaking although there were still a good amount of enjoyable moments. I learned so much about my own abilities and the proper way of writing and speaking in English. -
Everyday I learn more and more on the way I speak and write, especially in my work and school environment. Working at a doctor's office helped a lot in the way I speak. I catch myself outside of work as well speaking in the "professional" way that is meant to be spoken at in professional settings. Writing classes has been such a helpful resource in my thoughts and writing, and escalated my skills.