The Little Engine That Could
Reading was
never easy for me growing up. I can
remember teachers telling me that I was again in the “earthworm” reading
group. I longed to part of the redbird
or even the bluebird group so that I could soar through books. Almost daily, I would come home in those
early years and cry to my mother that I was not ever going to be a good
reader. She also felt lost in how to
help me become a good reader. She asked neighbors and teachers how to help me
and they continuously told her to read aloud to me.
After
hearing The Little Engine That Could for the 5ooth time, I started to
read on my own. The memories of the love
and encouragement given by my mother continues to encourage me today.
AJ-I love
reading! When my mom was pregnant with
me, she started reading to me. It was a
cow book. I don’t remember the name, but
I still have it. Sometimes characters
come alive to me and I feel like saying ‘hi’ and then they say ‘hi’ right
back!”
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| AJ's Reading Timeline
Jakob-“I like to
read. Right now, I am reading The
Perfect Present. It is a chapter
book. Sometimes reading makes me feel
tired. I like when I get so excited
about reading that I can’t put the book down!”
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| Jakob's Reading Timeline Hope-“Sometimes I like to make text-to-self connections when I read. Books make me smarter. I love non-fiction books especially about horses. When I learn something in a book about horses, I can use what I learned in my riding lessons.” |
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| Hope's Reading Timeline |
Aimee-“Just in
Case You Ever Wonder was the first book my mom read to me. Now I can read it on my own. Reading makes me feel like I am in part of
the book. It relaxes me.”
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| Aimee's Reading Timeline |
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