My Personal Literacy Story begins with my mom reading me bedtime stories. Before I could read, I loved listening to stories and seeing the colourful pictures in books. Watching Disney movies over and over has also affected my love of reading. I have always had lots of books exposed to me as a young child, such as Dr. Seuss.
When I was in grade one, my teacher was named Mrs. Shedden and she influenced my reading by giving me a book every night to read. I remember always filling out a reading log in elementary school to track how much I was reading at home. She also gave us a list of words that we had to practice and say to the teacher. My favourite book series in grade one and two was Junie B. Jones. I liked when the librarian at my school would read to students and dramatize her voice.
I would visit the library with my mom and sister for Reading Buddies and to take out books. Through my elementary school years, Reading Buddies was a program that I got the opportunity to participate in. I also remember going to the Bookmobile, a library on wheels, that children can borrow books from.
One of my teacher's names was Mrs. Marshall and in her class she would read aloud. She always picked storybooks called Magic Tree House. Mrs. Marshall stood out to me because she always made literacy fun. I would even give spelling tests to my younger sister and pretend I was the teacher.
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