RP's Literacy Timeline

Baby sitter read Berenstain Bears to me. Picture from bing.com

Jan 1, 1991

The first stories I remember are the Berenstain Bears books. Picture from bing.com

Mom took me to storytelling at the local library.

Jun 1, 1993

Started first grade and learning how to read.

Aug 20, 1994

Baby sister is born and I start practicing my reading by reading to her.

Mar 17, 1995

Spend my summers reading the American Girl series, my favorite being Kristen! picture from bing.com

Jul 1, 1997

7th grade, go through a reading lull.

Aug 25, 2000

Started 9th grade and started AP English classes.

Aug 20, 2002

My first wonderful encounter with To Kill a Mockingbird. Picute from bing.com

Sep 5, 2002

Read what is probably my least favorite novel, Great Expectations. Picture from bing.com

Jun 4, 2003

Found one of my favorite writers, Edgar Allan Poe. Picture from bing.com

Oct 1, 2003

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

Jun 1, 2006

Read Audrey Niffenegger’s The Time Traveler’s Wife. Picture from bing.com

May 3, 2008

Twilight Series.

Oct 6, 2008

Started reading Nicholas Sparks.

Jan 1, 2009

Took my first Literature class, read a lot of William Shakespeare. Picture from bing.com

Aug 20, 2010

Started reading The Hunger Games. Picture from bing.com

Jan 4, 2011

Took my favorite and final literature course, World Literature. We read trauma novels and it really opened my eyes. Picture from bing.com

Jan 10, 2013

Read To Kill a Mockingbird for the second time.

Jul 20, 2013