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Glenn Spaulding - Mastery Journal: Literacy Process

  • I learned how to talk.

    I learned how to talk.

    My parents taught me how to speak.
  • I learned the alphabet.

    I learned the alphabet.

    My parents taught me how to read the letters of the alphabet.
  • I learned how to write letters.

    I learned how to write letters.

    My kindergarten teacher taught me how to write letters.
  • I learned sounds of letters and other phonemes

    I learned sounds of letters and other phonemes

    My kindergarten teacher taught me how to sound out letters, simple phonemes, and small word.
  • I learned how to sound out full words in sentences

    I learned how to sound out full words in sentences

    Probably around first grade I began reading small, simple sentences in picture books.
  • I learned basic punctuation and grammar

    I learned basic punctuation and grammar

    Learned how to write sentences.
  • Start reading small chapter books

    Start reading small chapter books

    I loved to read the Magic Tree House books probably starting around 2nd grade.
  • I learned how to write paragraphs

    I learned how to write paragraphs

    Learned how to write paragraphs
  • Harry Potter

    Harry Potter

    I loved the harry potter books. I was never a big reader and still am not the biggest reader. However, the Harry Potter books really kept my attention and I read the whole series. These books were were some of the first bigger kid books that I started reading ate elementary school.
  • High school books

    High school books

    Books like The Giver, How to Catch a Mocking Bird, Huckleberry Finn, Of Mice & Men, etc. made me think deeper, increased my vocabulary, and comprehension skills. Out of these books The Giver was my favorite.
  • Learning how to write essays

    Learning how to write essays

    In high school I learned how to write essays.
  • Christian Books

    Christian Books

    In college I began learning more about myself and became very interested in my faith. I read a lot of Christian books to learn more about Christianity and other books that related to my interests.
  • APA Format

    APA Format

    In undergrad I learned how to use APA format.
  • Learning about Special Education

    Learning about Special Education

    In Grad School I have started actually using information in textbooks that I have been reading and learning how to apply the information in the textbooks to real-life special ed. classrooms that I work in as an assistant Special Ed. Teacher.
  • I learned how to write IEP goals

    I learned how to write IEP goals

    In grad school I learned how to write IEP goals and still am.