*1st vignette My Mother's Influence on My Reading and Writing − 14 April, 2008
My mother had a very large impact on my literacy. She supported my learning to read and write. She taught me to read and write at a young age. My mom was a stay at home mom. She babysat for ten hours a day while my father worked nine hours a day at his job in Findlay only to return home to work three more hours in the garage. My mom was home with me all day long all through my childhood. When I returned from school she was there to help me with any homework questions I had. My mom read to me from my birth to the day I could read my own books. She taught me how to speak clearly and what words were “slang”, “inappropriate” , and “incorrect”. When she read to me she sounded out each letter along with me making the process easier to follow. The fact that my mom was there for me whenever I needed her made learning to read and write easier. Having someone to aid you makes life simple. Because my mom was a stay at home mom, it made acquiring literacy quick to learn and my questions were answered as soon as I came upon them. The obstacles I encountered were reading aloud and writing on the board. I was shy at first when I went to kindergarten. I didn’t go to Pre School because I passed out of it so school was a new experience for me. I got nervous when I read aloud and usually read quickly. My mom would always tell me to slow down but reading slow made my eyes wander more. I only felt comfortable when reading as quickly as possible so I could finish my part. When I wrote in front of the class I would get nervous because everyone was watching me. I was used to it only ever being my mom so having all the other students watching me made me nervous. I still to this day have problems with reading when the book I’m reading has a “boring” plot. I couldn’t stand reading articles of things that didn’t interest me. I got bored with reading often. Whenever I was reading something that interested me I got into it and usually read on and did well on tests, quizzes, or papers. I wrote papers well all through school. I always received numerous comments applauding my writing skills. I gave detail to all my subjects and ideas. I still enjoy writing like I did growing up. I have used my literacy in papers for school, my jobs, applications, interviews, scholarship speeches, etc. All of these things asked me to have professional writing speaking and I had to be able to read to understand anything. Literacy is more than reading and writing, it’s understanding what you’re reading and what you’re writing. If you don’t understand what you’re looking at or writing, everyone else you speak or write to could possibly think that your literacy level is low. By rewarding me with new books and new movies, my mom encouraged me to read and write to the best of my ability. Her influence on my reading and writing was a positive experience. I can read and write very well now and I believe I owe a large thank you to my mother!
Comments:
peahayes (April 19, 2008. 04:56am)
While reading when you *have* to may require reading boring material, reading for fun means you can read whatever you want! There's more written out there than you could read in a lifetime even if all you ever did was to read. Read on! Reading is one of the great pleasures and privileges in life, in my opinion.