RP's Literacy Timeline By rpelton24 Jan 1, 1991 Baby sitter read Berenstain Bears to me. Picture from bing.com The first stories I remember are the Berenstain Bears books. Picture from bing.com Jun 1, 1993 Mom took me to storytelling at the local library. Aug 20, 1994 Started first grade and learning how to read. Mar 17, 1995 Baby sister is born and I start practicing my reading by reading to her. Jul 1, 1997 Spend my summers reading the American Girl series, my favorite being Kristen! picture from bing.com Aug 25, 2000 7th grade, go through a reading lull. Aug 20, 2002 Started 9th grade and started AP English classes. Sep 5, 2002 My first wonderful encounter with To Kill a Mockingbird. Picute from bing.com Jun 4, 2003 Read what is probably my least favorite novel, Great Expectations. Picture from bing.com Oct 1, 2003 Found one of my favorite writers, Edgar Allan Poe. Picture from bing.com Jun 1, 2006 Summer after senior year, became an avid reader. Picked up my first Harry Potter novel and fell in love with the series. Picture from bing.com May 3, 2008 Read Audrey Niffenegger’s The Time Traveler’s Wife. Picture from bing.com Oct 6, 2008 Twilight Series. Jan 1, 2009 Started reading Nicholas Sparks. Aug 20, 2010 Took my first Literature class, read a lot of William Shakespeare. Picture from bing.com Jan 4, 2011 Started reading The Hunger Games. Picture from bing.com Jan 10, 2013 Took my favorite and final literature course, World Literature. We read trauma novels and it really opened my eyes. Picture from bing.com Jul 20, 2013 Read To Kill a Mockingbird for the second time.
