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I am a more confident reader than when I began. I felt super intimidated by the vocabulary, a method I learned helped me build my confidence.

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For the most part has stayed the same. As a child & adult I’ve considered myself to be a decent writer.  As a child & adult I haven’t been much of a fiction reader, but always enjoyed informational text.

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Alejandra Muñoz

My education has completely shifted my identity. English is my second language and i didn’t really learn it until I started to attend college. I started speaking it shortly before. My likes, my abilities, my culture it’s conpletly transformed. As oppose to my first language having two has made me a better reader and a better writer.

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I have definitely noticed shifts in my identity as my goals for myself as an educator and consumer of knowledge have changed. As a young person, I was so carefree and as I got older, I feel like societal constraints and expectations have impacted who I am

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I felt robbed of my identity until I went to college. I was in control of everything that I read and wrote and did. I didn't have people telling me I couldn't do it or I wasn't good enough for it.

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I have become more aware of readers/writers I come in contact with and strive for ways to influence them in a positive way.

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I used to believe I wasn't a strong reader or reader, but through my education I have realized that I am indeed a strong reader & writer. So I've become confident in my abilities.

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It takes practice to be a well-rounded reader and writer. Through my education I have found that its the practice and asking for assistance has helped me. There is joy in the journey.

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My identity as a reader and writer has consciously and politically transformed throughout the years.

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I have gained more confidence as I've learned so much, but at the same time, I feel so small knowing there is SO much more to learn.  It's made me eager to try many different things with my students and correct what I use to do.  I want to build and support their reader and writer identities.

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I vividly remember a day at the end of kindergarten when another girl in the class was reading to the teacher. I was puzzled. I turned to the teacher and asked, "When did she learn to do that?" This situation was true for many of my experiencing throughout elementary and middle school. Thankfully, my identity changed as I saw past my challenges to my strengths.

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In terms of my own identity in education I feel that my own identity has grown to be more self aware. I see myself exerting more confidence in my ability to read, write, listen and communicate information to others. I feel that I have allowed myself to become more comfortable. As a child and young person in school, I never felt this way. I felt shy and scared to participate in learning experiences. It is now that I see learning more as an experience.

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As a young child I was really not confident. I have transformed by gaining confidence in my adult years. And especially after earning my teaching degree I felt empowered.

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As a young child I was really not confident. I have transformed by gaining confidence in my adult years. And especially after earning my teaching degree I felt empowered.

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I have gained more confidence! I now know that I do not have to be perfect at reading/writing to identify as a reader/writer. I did not find that out until after my primary education.