My mother has had the greatest influence on my literacy. She introduced me to books at a very early age, by doing activities like learning the alphabet. She had a strong motivation due to the fact that her parents did not support her higher education ambitions. She wanted to instill me with a love of learning,and be able to support me through my schooling process. My mother wanted her early struggles with school to be of no relation to the way school worked for me.
Thanks to this motivation she had in helping me progress past the experience that she herself went through, my literacy developed avidly. She would read to me every day when I was really little, so I got used to the sounds of words, and enhanced my thought process. As I started to read she would set aside time to practice together every night. This ritual instilled in me a love of literature in my young age, and ensured my future ability in school. I learned a formula for learning, and this early understanding allowed for me to be well equipped for what is expected in school. When it comes down to it my mother is the one to thank for my proficiency in language.
Over the course of this year my composition skills have vastly improved. Although I still write in a wordy manner, I am able to protray my thoughts more coherently and concisely. I consider my mother to be the main cause of me being able to adapt to the AP Literature course requirements, as compared to my normal creative style. This class has improved my level of literacy by pushing me to the next level, and my mother has gone along for the whole ride editting my papers one by one.
So as a closing note, my mother has had a lasting influence on the literacy skills that I have been developing and refining since i was a young child.
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Awwww.... go Mom! What books did you guys read together, when you were really little?
ReplyDeleteWe read like everything...when I was really little it was things like Magic School Bus and Clifford. As I got older we started reading chapter books together, like The Secret Garden, and then in second grade it was the beginning of my Harry Potter days. I read the first two books with her...and then I got bored of waiting till the next night...there was too much suspense.
ReplyDeleteMy mom has had a huge influence on my reading and literacy as well! She helped me through all the essays in AP Literature too, and we share a common interest in books.
ReplyDeleteI think a key part of being a good mother is helping her children develop their literacy. My mother has also greatly influenced my reading choices throughout life.
ReplyDeleteSo then did you read the rest of Harry Potter on your own? Or did you drop it without going on, when your mom stopped after the first couple of pages? I was sooooo surprised when Mrs. A. said she didn't get into Harry Potter.... I really liked that series...
ReplyDeletewho is Mrs. A? Of course I finished Harry Potter!!!!!...and reread the series about four billion times once I was done haha. My mom is a Harry Potter fan too..I just had to get done with it quickly, but she finished the series as well.
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ReplyDeleteI agree with Kai, I think the bond between a mother and their child is a huge part of the development of a child. The nightly ritual of reading to your kid helps them have a positive association with reading, which can hopefully carry on as they get older and start reading on their own.
For me, my father played a larger role in teaching me to read and write both because he is an editor and because he works at home so he had the time.. It sometimes was really frustrating though when i thought i had a perfect essay or homework and there would undoubtably be a million things he fixed on it. I think having a parent to support and guide your literacy is really important.
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