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First grade
I remember the reading circle in the 1st grade. One of the mothers would read us different stories and Bunnicula is the onw I remember the most. -
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reading timeline
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Speech impediment
From the time I started school until the fourth grade I was in Speech Therapy. -
Third grade
Third grade was very hard for me, with my speech impediment, I missed sections of the class. The important ones, like reading and spelling and my teacher did not take the time to catch me up. I was a very poor speller for a long time -
My mother's influnce
My mom was always reading. She liked horror and suspense and romance. I believe I got my love of reading from her. -
Choose Your Own Adventure
I think I started enjoying reading for fun after being introduced to this kinds of books. -
Resource Classroom
In the middle of fourth grade until eight grade, I spent part of my day in the resource classroom. I got the one-on-one attention I needed to understand the material -
Middle School and High School
I was reading a lot of fantasy and science fiction -
favorite book series
Dune, the first time I heard of Dune was the SyFy movie and I was hooked. I have read and reread the first three novels of the series. -
Harry Potter
My sister introduced me to Harry Potter in my senior year of high school. It was a book she was obsessed with and I thought it was a series for children. Little did I know...the movie come out and I wanted to read all the books. -
now
I have a growing reading list, and can spend hours in the bookstore borrowing the shelves.