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I couldn't find the exact cover to the first book I ever read, but it was of the same name. I remember reading it aloud to my parents and the pride that they showed, transferred to me and helped jump start my literacy journey.

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The Geronimo Stilton books served as some of my favorite reads while in the second grade.

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(3) George Washington's Socks (Historical Literacy)

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(3) George Washington's Socks (Historical Literacy)

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This book was read aloud to my third-grade class and it helped expand my historical literacy. It also got me interested in American history which is an interest I maintain today.

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It was a good day in class when the teacher turned on the TV and put the Bill Nye the Science Guy VHS in. His kid-friendly personality and charisma made learning fun. Taking information in from another media helped my literacy become more diverse.

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From 4th-7th grade, I slowly worked my way through the Harry Potter book series. The Harry Potter universe has expanded so far that being familiar with it has almost become its own form of literacy.

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My middle school English teacher gave me many free-form writing assignments allowing me to exercise my creativity. I learned different types of writing and storytelling strategies.

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While in middle school I decided I wanted to build my own computer. It required a lot of research, collaboration, and planning to make it happen. I budgeted and came up with new ways to make extra money. I used different medias to do the planning and research and after about a year of work the journey was complete. I must have done a good job because with minimal maintenance the computer still runs perfectly fine today.

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Although I only earned the rank of Eagle Scout last year, I have been a part of scouting for my whole life. Between the years of 8th and 10th grade, I even served as the Senior Patrol Leader of my Boy Scout troop. The duties of this coveted office included: planning and leading weekly meetings, planning and leading outings and camping trips, sending out weekly emails to the scouts and parents, and more. It was a big responsibility but increased my literacy in many different areas.

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The was the first book I was assigned to read in high school. It was one of many dystopian novels that I would have to read throughout my high school career. That year we also read Ella Minnow Pea and after that, I was pretty much over the whole genre.

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I am so thankful that COVID waited into the second semester of my sophomore year before closing down all the schools. I would have missed out on ever knowing that this book existed. Never before in my life had I had a reaction to a book like I did with this one. The contents of the book kept me up at night and led me to do more research about this situation which in turn increased my global literacy.

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In my 12th grade English 101 class I got to pick a piece of American Literature to read and analyze. It was the first time in a long time I had been able to pick what to read for a school activity. It was that little bit of freedom that made reading this book actually enjoyable for me. I typically read books slowly so having the whole first semester to get through made it a really pleasant experience for me.

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I recently made the decision to increase my daily reading dosage from zero to at least 15 minutes. I figure if I cut my tiktok time in half and spend the other half reading I will be a much happier person. So far it has worked effectively. I'm about 2/3 of the way through The Hobbit. I am excited to finish that and also to read the books that are part of this semesters assigned reading.