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My parents read to me nearly every day until I was able to read at the age of four.
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My mother taught me the alphabet around age 3.
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At age four, my mother focused on teaching me phonics, including how to sound out letters and words
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My Mother began teaching me common sight words such as "the" in an effort to help facilitate reading simple sentences
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Before my fifth birthday I was reading simple children's books mostly independently.
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My mother would take me to the library during the summer months and put me through reading programs.
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The library at the middle school had higher-level fiction and I began to read books like Jurassic Park when I was 11
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Had a teacher that encouraged my interest in writing and confidence in reading in general. Took AP level courses.
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Began college as a writing major.
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I started my current position as a high school English teacher. This includes both reading and writing.
