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Having my mom read to me as a young child was always a fun time for me. Being able to have just one on one time as well as having her help teach me simple sight words was a great bonding experience.
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The first time at the library is an experience. It is opening a book that doesn't end. It was exciting to go.
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My kindergarten teacher always read with such dramatic expressions that it made me remember the story and enjoy listening and reading,
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Having my grandparents read to me made me feel like I was on a journey. Their voices were smooth and went up and down in pitch with the story.
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Ms. Davis, was my teacher in fifth grade and always had the students out of our seats doing plays to help us with reading and to build our confidence.
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Mrs. Henderson always had songs to go along with any reading standards she was teaching. She made it fun and it helped me want to become a better reader.
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This is the first book that, from what I can remember, kept me up a night because I did not want to put it down.
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Being exposed to a variety of different books in high school allowed me to figure out what type of texts I like to read.
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Being out of high school and being able to choose my own books that I want to read. After finding the text I liked to read and being able to continuously read the books I want, helped me to keep up my passion for reading.
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Being a parent as helped me really see the joy that children find in books. Listening to them ask questions about events in books help them with their own comprehension.