My Reading History

  • My First Book

    My First Book

    My first books were basic ABC's books teaching letters and sounds. (3-4 years old)
  • First book I read with help

    First book I read with help

    "The Giving Tree" holds a very special place in my heart its the first book I remember reading and my mom helped read through it. (4-5 years old)
  • Developing basic reading skills

    Developing basic reading skills

    This is starting elementary school and developing the basics and foundation to all my future reading endeavors. (5-6 years old)
  • Pokemon

    Pokemon

    While school was teaching me how to read the place that really pushed me to developed my reading skills was playing Pokemon Diamond. Came out a day before my 7th birthday and I had to really push myself in reading to understand the game.
  • First Book Series I read on my own

    First Book Series I read on my own

    "The Diary of a Wimpy Kid" was the first book series that I truly loved reading and would read for my own enjoyment. (7-8 years old)
  • Leveling Up the Reading

    Leveling Up the Reading

    "Ender's Game" was a book that I read on my own and then got to read again in middle school for one of my English classes. (11-13 years old)
  • On the Lords Day

    On the Lords Day

    I grew up religious which meant I was reading scriptures from a very young age all the way up to my later teen years. (4-19 years old)
  • My love for history

    My love for history

    I had always had a love for history but it wasn't until high school did that love and passion really come out. My AP US and AP Euro history teacher, Mr. Dickson really inspired me and motivated me to become a teacher.
  • Fantasy and Wonder

    Fantasy and Wonder

    Many years after leaving high school and not reading for personal enjoyment, I rediscovered the love for reading with Fantasy Books (24-now years old)