Literacy Timeline

  • I Was Born.

  • Newspapers

    Newspapers
    My grandfather always read the newspapers in mornings.
  • The Brothers Grimm

    The Brothers Grimm
    My Grandma read The Brothers Grimm to me.
  • Sesame Street

    Sesame Street
    The only television show I was allowed to watch was Sesame Street.
  • Stories on Tape

    Stories on Tape
    I loved listening to Stories on Tape while playing with my toys.
  • Where the Wild Things Are

    Where the Wild Things Are
    My mother has been a daycare teacher for more than 20 years and her favorite Book is “Where the Wild Things Are”.
  • Informational Books

    Informational Books
    When I was about 12 years old I wanted a hamster, so my mother bought an informational book about hamsters and told me to read it. After reading it my mother asked me questions about it and I would only get a hamster if I answered the question correctly.
  • Animorphs

    Animorphs
    My sister always read more than I did and the stories of Animorphs were one of her favorite books.
  • I started Babysitting

    I started Babysitting
    When I started babysitting "The tale of Peter Rabbit" were one of the most loved books I read to the children.
  • Dr. Seuss

    Dr. Seuss
    I came to the United States as an Au Pair and I heard the first time about Dr. Seuss who is one of my favorite children's author.
  • Early Readers

    Early Readers
    I started working as a nanny and I watched a first grader who loved Star Wars, so I introduced him to Early Readers "Star Wars".
  • Autobiographies

    I spent a lot of time at coffee shops and read books, such as Autobiographies.
  • Nutrition Articles

    I started studying Nutrition at TWU and read mostly textbooks and online articles about nutrition.
  • Education Articles

    I switched my major to elementary education and read mostly textbooks and online articles about education.
  • Running Records

    Running Records
    I had my first practica and worked with a first grader and took running records.
  • Today

    I am a junior general education major and I expect to student teach in Spring 2014.