Assignment 1

Through elementary school a child is taught the basics of reading and writing. If learned properly, the learned skills are carried on to the next levels. I was a child who had trouble with reading. I was a good reader, but when the time came to answer the worksheet that followed the readings I was lacking comprehension skills. My teachers realized this quickly. They knew I was reading, but also knew I was answering the questions wrong on the comprehension worksheets. My parents were notified and began working with me at home. My parents were a huge help. They would read with me to make sure that I was actually focusing on my reading instead of just following the words. My teachers also helped me to improve. I would be given readings with questions listed half way through instead of at the end. I began to pay more attention to what I was reading and improved quickly.

Writing seemed to come easy to me. I had a very large imagination and could write quite well. As I went through junior high I had a teacher, Mr. Snyder, who taught the basics of English. I enjoyed that class very much so and Mr. Snyder was my inspiration to become an English teacher at that same grade level. Continuing through high school I enrolled in college English courses. I believe that these few courses I was enrolled in helped immensely. I was taught to write in such an order that an outline was habit to me while to other students, it was a hassle to find an opening statement.

I can relate to David Raymond and Mike Rose in such a manner that we all had some set backs, but were able to defeat the problem, some easier than others, and quickly move on. I am looking forward to becoming an educator so that I can help students such as myself, Raymond, and Rose, to pursue their own dreams and control the minor setbacks they have.