RP's Literacy Timeline

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

    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
  • Mom took me to storytelling at the local library.

  • Started first grade and learning how to read.

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

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

    Spend my summers reading the American Girl series, my favorite being Kristen! picture from bing.com
  • 7th grade, go through a reading lull.

  • Started 9th grade and started AP English classes.

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

    My first wonderful encounter with To Kill a Mockingbird. Picute from bing.com
  • Read what is probably my least favorite novel, Great Expectations. Picture from bing.com

    Read what is probably my least favorite novel, Great Expectations. Picture from bing.com
  • Found one of my favorite writers, Edgar Allan Poe. Picture from bing.com

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

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

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

  • Started reading Nicholas Sparks.

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

    Took my first Literature class, read a lot of William Shakespeare. Picture from bing.com
  • Started reading The Hunger Games. Picture from bing.com

    Started reading The Hunger Games. Picture from bing.com
  • Took my favorite and final literature course, World Literature. We read trauma novels and it really opened my eyes. Picture from bing.com

    Took my favorite and final literature course, World Literature. We read trauma novels and it really opened my eyes. Picture from bing.com
  • Read To Kill a Mockingbird for the second time.