Literacy Narative

When I think back to when I first learned how to read I remember starting in kindergarten. I remember having a hard time at first and each year I would get better. My teachers would use flashcards and have us write short sentences to make us better. Whenever we had to read out loud in class my teacher would tell us to sound out the letters and break down each word. It took a long time to read a short sentence, but that was part of learning. I remember hating reading and writing because I was really bad at it. I would also get really frustrated at times because my twin brother learned how to read and write faster than me. This made me angry because I wanted to be able to read and write like all the other kids so my mom and I would read and practice all the time to help me. We would read my favorite Dr. Seuss books before I went to bed each night. One day it finally clicked, but I still had trouble at times and really didn’t enjoy reading that much. I would rather play with my Barbie’s or play outside than read. My mom still made me practice everyday and read to her so that I would keep on improving.

My parents and teachers helped me out a lot when I was first learning to read and write. They wanted to see me succeed and accomplish this important skill. To this day I still don’t like to read. My whole family read all the Harry Potter books except for me because I hated reading so much. I have been starting to like reading more and more throughout the years and will read books for fun sometimes, instead of only reading books I get assigned for homework or school.