Although I don’t remember exactly how I learned to read‚ I guess it sort of came to me as a little child when my parents used to read me prayers and stories from the Bible. In middle school‚ reading was essential in getting a good grade for English with the "Accelerated Reader" system being implemented at our school. Basically‚ it was a online program where you would be able to take tests on books once you have read them‚ and each book had a certain amount of points based on its difficulty and length
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How I became a bookworm My sophomore year‚ around April I started reading "Crank" by Ellen Hopkins. I only got somewhere around the 100th page and then stopped reading‚ because I was always busy with school work. we read a book in class called "Looking for Alaska"‚ I truly enjoyed reading it‚ that is when I started slowly getting more interested in reading. When school ended for the summer‚ I had to take summer school‚ and for my English class I had to read a book and give a presentation over it
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Literacy was not something that I grew up seeing at home. Both of my parents‚ neither read nor wrote‚ but‚ one thing that I can recall was that my mother would sing nursery rhymes in Spanish and would even teach me the hand gestures that went along with the song. For example las vocales ( the vowels)‚ la Escuelita (the school) and so on. Even though both of my parents were not active readers‚ they always told me the importance of higher education. I have both bad and good experiences in primary
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Do we all learn to read and write the same exact way? The answer is simply no‚ learning how to read and write happens differently for every person‚ some rely on parents or grandparents while others rely on themselves or teachers. After reading Sherman Alexie’s: The Joy of Reading and Writing: Superman and Me I saw how just how different people have it growing up in the education system. After reading his story I began to notice just how differently I had it growing up. Alexie‚ for the most part was
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The student’s name is Darren. Darren is seventeen years old and is in the eleventh grade with an individualized education plan (IEP). Daren’s strengths include algebraic equations and verbal communication. Darren shows a passion for ceramics‚ math‚ automobiles‚ and football. Moreover‚ he has developed strong technology skills through the use of his assistive technologies. However‚ he seems to have issues with reading‚ writing‚ history‚ art‚ biology‚ chemistry‚ organization‚ taking responsibility
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Being a writer and a mother‚ Francine Prose is disappointed by the quality of books American high school students are required to read. Prose reveals that high school students are not learning much from reading the books assigned by their teachers‚ neither are they enjoying those books. She shares her thoughts to educators‚ students‚ and parents about high school’s reading and why most teenagers disdain reading‚ in her essay “I Know Why the Caged Bird Cannot Read”. Francine Prose believes
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Explain each of the areas of learning and development and how these are interdependent |Area of Development |How it is interdependent | |PSED – This area ensures children make positive relationships |Communication and language for e.g. making relationships as often| |with other children and that children have awareness of their |communication can be the foundation of building relationships | |body
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Reading and Writing Development AED 202 September 14‚ 2012 Reading and writing are important skills children need to succeed in school and in life. Reading is the ability to understand the meaning of language‚ and being able to communicate effectively with others through speaking‚ and writing. According to the Literacy and numeracy Secretariat‚ developing strong skills in literacy and numeracy is critical to a child’s success in early learning and beyond. Introducing reading and writing at
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Throughout my childhood I would avoid books as much as possible simply because I never enjoyed reading like others did. When I did read‚ it would be because I discovered a really good series. Other than that I wouldn’t read because I never grew up with being read to‚ so I didn’t find it enjoyable. While most kids had the enjoyment of having their parents read to them at night‚ close to their parents and slowly drifting off to sleep‚ I never had that experience. My parents didn’t teach me to speak
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The title of the article read is “Getting Children from Low-Income Families to Read: What Works”. It was written by Janet Siew Poh Law and published in the Journal of Reading and Literacy in 2012. The article focuses on getting children from low-income families to read. Law also talks about why it is important for children to read and how people of all walks of life can help children. The author has the thesis statement of “Therefore‚ there is a compelling need to get children to read‚ especially
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