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Learning English Was Fun and Exciting!  

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Learning English Was Fun and Exciting!  

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I mostly read phonics books, sight words and lyrics. As a fourth grader, I knew that I had to face challenges if I wanted to succeed in life.

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My earliest memory I encountered with literature was reading Spanish lyrics. I remember learning to read in Spanish by singing along a song called, "Brinca La Tablita." This song integrates reading and math times tables. I first started school in Reynosa, Tamaulipas, Mexico. Since I was a U.S. citizen, my parents had to a hard time keeping us in the Mexican Schools so we migraged to the U.S. shortly after I turned nine-years old.

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I would sit next to dad while we both read the newspaper together!  We bonded. 

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I would sit next to dad while we both read the newspaper together!  We bonded. 

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My siblings called me, "Gusano de Biblioteca/ Book Worm."  This is when I first discovered Serial Reading!  I read many books by Dean Knoots such as, Strangers, Watchers and Lightning.  Then I got a little scared and changed to reading other authors such as, Lois Duncan.  I didn't know it at the time but Suspense was my favorite thriller genre.   This is when I really went full force with reading.  I found out that I could be the top reading through my school A.R. program.  This is when I met my first ever "Best Friend."  I met my best friend at our middle school library and up to now we still keep our friendship.  

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My siblings called me, "Gusano de Biblioteca/ Book Worm."  This is when I first discovered Serial Reading!  I read many books by Dean Knoots such as, Strangers, Watchers and Lightning.  Then I got a little scared and changed to reading other authors such as, Lois Duncan.  I didn't know it at the time but Suspense was my favorite thriller genre.   This is when I really went full force with reading.  I found out that I could be the top reading through my school A.R. program.  This is when I met my first ever "Best Friend."  I met my best friend at our middle school library and up to now we still keep our friendship.  

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"The Outsiders", by S.E. Hinton and "To Kill a Mockingbird" were some of the books my friend and I enjoyed reading.  Some of my family members couldn't understand why we exchanged books to read when  other teenagers were out playing on the street.  

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"The Outsiders", by S.E. Hinton and "To Kill a Mockingbird" were some of the books my friend and I enjoyed reading.  Some of my family members couldn't understand why we exchanged books to read when  other teenagers were out playing on the street.  

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As an adult, I enjoy reading books that might interest my own children or students.  I feel that I need to make a literature connection with children around me to be able to encourage the importance of literature.  I have read most of Patricia Polacco's books, Jennifer L. Holm's books, Diary of a Wimpy Kid books, Books having to do with baking such as, "Close to Famous", Lunch Lady Series, Diamond Willow by Helen Frost, among others.  

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As an adult, I enjoy reading books that might interest my own children or students.  I feel that I need to make a literature connection with children around me to be able to encourage the importance of literature.  I have read most of Patricia Polacco's books, Jennifer L. Holm's books, Diary of a Wimpy Kid books, Books having to do with baking such as, "Close to Famous", Lunch Lady Series, Diamond Willow by Helen Frost, among others.  

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Here is a Prezi Presentation I have created in the past to promote reading to students.  It encouraged my own teenager to read this book over the summer!  I will be using it with my own Dyslexia students this fall. 

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Here is a Prezi Presentation I have created in the past to promote reading to students.  It encouraged my own teenager to read this book over the summer!  I will be using it with my own Dyslexia students this fall. 