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The first memory I have of books was when I was a child and I would go to the library and pick books with my family. When we got home they would read them to me and it was something that I enjoyed. -
When my family wasn't reading to me I would read wordless books and make up my own stories by using my imagination. -
In kindergarten I was able to learned how to read "Baby Beluga" by listening to the song with my class. -
"The Rainbow Fish" by Marcus Pfister was one of the readalouds I remember having read to me by my teacher in grade school. -
As I learned more in school I began recognizing words and could read short phrase. "No, David" by David Shannon was one of the very first books I was able to read with little assistance (each page has 2-3 words). Another type of book I could read with little assistance were Dr,Seuss books. The reason I could read these books so easily was because they rhymed and had simple words. -
As my reading improved I started reading chapter books. I remember that my favorite chapter book to read was the "Junie B. Jones" series by Barbara Park. -
I went threw a phase where I read a lot of poetry books by Shel Silverstein. -
The next phase was my love for non-fiction reading material. During this point, I read a lot of books, magazines, and articles I found on the internet this allowed me to learn from what I was reading. -
When I was in the sixth grade my English teacher encouraged me to join her reading club. One of the books I remember reading was "Esperanza Rising" by Pam Munoz Ryan. -
This is around the time that I started reading more complex books. We did this by popcorn reading in class and by read to ourselves and discussing what was read. We also started writing about what we read and found the meaning of what the author wrote. -
Since I'm still attending college course I do a lot of reading based on the type of classes I am taking. This can range from subjects like Hispanic Culture in the US, Literature of Love or a topic on philosophy. -
When I am not in school or when I have extra time I will sometimes read. I read about thing that are interesting to me and that I want to learn more about. At the moment I am reading a book on the "The Aztecs" by Richard F. Townsend. The reason I choose to read this book was because it gives me knowledge about my ancestor and about Mexico.