Flashback

To wrap up the week, I decided to talk about the conversation I had today with my parents! I have been reading about difficulties in reading for another class, so I asked my mom and dad if I ever had difficulty as a kid. I figured I had some sort of trouble as a child wanting to read, but my mom explained to me that I actually wanted to be a writer/illustrater! She said I never had trouble...so here's a few things I did.

I wanted my mom to read to me every single night.
I liked to sit on the toilet while reading a book and swinging my legs.
I had a stuffed animal named "Mutt." And my mom made it come to life when I said "Do Mutt." So she made up stories and told them to me through mutt while I laughed my head off right before bed.
I started writing a book about the Coca Cola Polar Bear and Illustrated it myself!

There is so much more, but I had no idea half the stuff I entertained myself with when I was young. But knowing this now, and how children can learn to read, this is the kind of stuff we need to promote as teachers. As far as my parents, they did the right thing presenting me with so many opportunities to learn to read. There is so much literature out there that we can utilize for good. All the versions we have learned about for the fairy tales have broadened my horizons in what exactly is out there! This class has turned out to be such a learning experience already, and I hope it continues to be this enlightening!