My Literacy Timeline

Before I started school: I began talking at a very young age and I spoke full paragraphs right away. I had a huge imagination and lots of imaginary friends.

Kindergarten: My dad always read books to my brothers and I at night. We loved all the Shel Silverstein poems and I remember loving “Goodnight Moon” and “Love You Forever.” My dad has inspired me a lot when it comes to reading.

1^st grade: I read more on my own, but my dad continued to read to me because I loved it so much. As I got older, he would read stories and he’d change the words to make them funnier. All through elementary school, my dad would take me to book fairs and I would buy tons of new books.

2^nd grade: I would read ALL the time. I remember being one of the only kids in my grade that was allowed to read the books in the older kids section at my elementary school. I felt so smart.

3^rd grade: Over the summer my mom’s best friend lent me 100 books. Some were long and some were short but I was so proud of myself for finishing all of them by the end of the summer.

4th-7^th grade: I continued to love reading, but as I started getting older I read much less and I began reading just what was required for school.

8^th grade: Really started to read magazines like “Seventeen” and “People”

9^th grade: I had pneumonia and read all the “Twilight” books that were out in less than a week. This was the first time in quite a while that I read any books on my own.

10^th grade: Don’t remember reading much at all.

11^th grade: Read for AP Lit and hated every book except “The Color Purple.” “Crime and Punishment” was a nightmare.

12^th grade: Read “The Hunger Games” and any required books for AP English. My dad started recommending books to me and vice versa.

1^st year at OU: Over the summer I read 50 Shades of Gray and the sequels. I absolutely loved them and I highly recommend them!! Since I started school, though, I’ve only read required books and I haven’t had a lot of time to read on my own.