Reading History Timeline

I Learned The English Language Alphabet

Jun 13, 1983

I leaned foundational skills about the different consonants and vowels.

Students are Introduced to Blending Sounds, Sight Words, and Increased Fluency

Feb 6, 1984

Students learn how to blends sounds to create words, learn sight words, and increase their fluency.

Students Learn Phonics, How to Manipulate Sounds of Words, and Vocabulary

Sep 1, 1984

I learned about how to mirror the sounds of words, use phonics to learn and break down words into several parts, and learn new vocabulary as I go on.

My Teacher Read A Story To Me

Dec 18, 1985

During class, my teacher read me a short story where she repeated a sentence word by word and we had to repeat it.

I Participated in Class Discussions and Learned Some Short Words

Apr 7, 1986

We had group discussions in class where I learned about some short, simple words.

I Did Roleplays About Short Stories

Oct 1, 1986

My teacher would read me and my class a story and we would act it out.

I Learned To Make an Introductory Paragraph About Myself

Apr 3, 1989

My teacher made me write a 5 sentence paragraph about myself and who I am.

My Teacher Taught Me About Sentence Construction

Jun 29, 1989

My teacher taught me about simple, compound, and complex sentences.

I Made My First Essay

May 9, 1990

I wrote a persuasive essay about a book I read, which taught me how to analyze books and base my opinions about them.

I Joined My First Book Club

Feb 3, 1998

I joined a book club where I read a lot of books, analyzed them, and then had discussions with other people about them.