MM's Timeline

  • My mom would sing "Silent Night" to me

    My mom would sing "Silent Night" to me
    My mom would sing "Silent Night" to me everynight before bed to help me go to sleep. She did this for a couple years.
  • My parents would read to me at night

    My parents would read to me at night
    My parents would take turns reading to me everynight and sometimes they would choose a different book. This helped me go to bed. They actually did this for a few years until I could read.
  • My parents read Goodnight moon to me

    My parents read Goodnight moon to me
    My parents would take turns reading Goodnight Moon to me everynight/week. This was one of my favorite books as a child; i still like it.
  • I started Dr. Seuss books

    I started Dr. Seuss books
    My parents started reading Dr. Seuss books to me - like one fish, two fish, red fish, blue fish, and even cat in the hat. Those were some of my favorite books in elementary. Later on, I was able to read them myself.
  • My mother loved to read

    My mom would not only read to me but to herself before bed.
  • Echo reading

    I would echo read to my mom. I would repeat what she said. Then she would read a page then I would read that exact page. This is how she taught me how to read.
  • My Father was an avid reader(he loved to read)

    My father loved to read. He would read books, magazines and newspapers - I remember him reading the newspaper every morning before he would go to work.
  • Watched Reading Rainbow on TV

    Watched Reading Rainbow on TV
    I got to watch Reading Rainbow!! -
    "Butterfly in the sky...I can go twice as high..." I would say that ALL the time.
  • My parents read me stories

    I am adopted; so my parents would read me stories about Me and My Adoption.
  • First Grade!!-I started to read even better

    I started first grade and started to learn how to read better; my parents started to teach me how to read when I was four. I started to actually read on my own.
  • I loved to read books

    I loved to read books
    I loved to read books. I would read a (different) book almost everynight, with exceptions of course. Especially Clifford the Big Red Dog.
  • Reading time

    Reading time
    During class we would get to read on our own (reading time) and I would always choose Dr. Seuss books or The Giving Tree.
  • We read William Shakespeare

    We read William Shakespeare
  • 10th Grade - The Poem-The Raven

    10th Grade - The Poem-The Raven
    We had to read and study the Poem, The Raven. I never liked poems much, but this one was pretty good.
  • Stephanie Plum/Janet Evenovich books

    Stephanie Plum/Janet Evenovich books
    I hadn't read in a long time; so I decided to start reading agan. So I read a Stephanie Plum book. She is an amazing author; one of my favorite authors. Janet Evanovich is the author