My experiences with reading that have shaped who I am today.

By kaliyah19
  • Reading to Bed.

    Reading to Bed.

    My mom and sister started reading me books to sleep. My sister is ten years older than me, so she knew the books I might like. Her favorite childhood book was "Miss Nelson is Missing" and "Princess Truly."
  • Reading with my Mother.

    Reading with my Mother.

    By this year, My mom started buying more black girl magic books for me and read them to so I can feel confident about myself as I grow older.
  • Imagination

    Imagination

    I started to realize that I enjoyed reading, and picking my own books. At this time, I had an obsession with picture books and couldn’t stop reading them.
  • Growth of reaching my reading level.

    Growth of reaching my reading level.

    I reached my reading level because After school, my mom made sure I went to the library every two weeks to pick out a new book to read and I started getting more comfortable in what I was reading and comprehending what was being said in the readings.
  • Interested in certain books.

    Interested in certain books.

    These are the years I started getting more comfortable of reading chapter books. Both years, I couldn’t get enough of reading Diary of the wimpy kid books, and Dork Diaries. I had an obsession and made sure I read every book that they came out with.
  • Opening up to others.

    Opening up to others.

    I started going after school to my local library and started going to reading groups and reading in front of others; that's how I began to feel okay about reading in front of others because I'm shy.
  • Group Reading and Discussions.

    Group Reading and Discussions.

    My teachers made sure every day we had readings and discussed our thoughts on the lesson with the class.
  • Lost reading motivation.

    Lost reading motivation.

    By this year, I stopped going to the library as often and stopped reading books as much as I was in the past years because I started sports and was consistent with cheering.
  • Introduce to reading apps.

    Introduce to reading apps.

    I found a reading app called watt pad, and you can search up any genre of reading you like and pick a book of your choice. I started reading books off there and was very fascinated by how good the books were.
  • Explore of the brain.

    Explore of the brain.

    At this time, I only was reading when I had to read during school; I wasn't doing it on my own time. The more books we read, the more our brains explore and help grow our knowledge for writing essays or books.
  • Pushing through pandemic school year.

    Pushing through pandemic school year.

    My senior year of high school, the pandemic of Covid-19 hit us, and it seemed like my teachers weren't doing readings anymore, just getting through assignments.