As a young girl the idea of reading scared me. I hated the idea of having to read out loud in front of my peers. Around third grade my teachers finally realized that I was having a lot of trouble with reading. After many reading tests they finally concluded that I have a mild case of dyslexia. Which is why I would often mix up letters and words during my read alouds. Finding this out just frustrated me more. I had no idea how I was going to deal with this problem until my third grade teacher Mrs Icivelli finally recomended me to the Wilson Reading Program. This was an after school tutoring program which would help teach me to keep things straight in my head. After completing this program my love for the written word quickly grew.
I began tearing through novel after novel, falling love with the classics and old Brothers Grimm Fairy Tales. My passion for reading continued to develop as I wanted to help other who were having issues with reading and writing. Whatever it took I knew I wanted to help others develop the passion for reading.
Wow, Kelly, what an ispirational message. It's encouraging to hear that a teacher was there to offer assistance and that you, despite your anxieties towards reading, were willing to do the extra work of going to an afterschool program.
ReplyDeleteIt was a wonderful program for me and it was honestly right then that I knew I wanted to be a teacher and help people :-)
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