Growing up I never thought that I was much of a reader. I did not care for sitting in one spot and looking at a book, I might have said something along the lines of "Who reads? I don't!" or "Reading is for babies" There were more important things, I thought, than reading. Things that included; being outside, running wild in the tall grass, getting muddy and spending time with my dad. Unfortunately I was informed that I was wrong.
In my early childhood, from what I was told, I was a little bit of a book worm. Little being an understatement. I loved to read supposedly. I was always with my grandmother because my dad worked a lot when I was younger. I would spend most afternoons after school at her house. I had a small library with all of the children's book i owned. I guess you could say I had a obsession.
While spending time after school with my grandmother, I had a keen sense of curiosity, as most young children do. I grab the book with the prettiest pictures and look at them. That's what I thought reading was back in the day.
Finally my grandmother, Debra, sat down with me and tyred to get me to read. I will tell you one thing, I've never been fought in a war before. Nor have I been in a battle or any type of brutal fighting but that day,in that house of my grandparents was World War 3. I remember I threw applesauce all over the living room with the book still in my hand. Needless to say we didn't try to get me to read for the rest of the day.
I can not recall the date or when I finally got to reading, but it wasn't an easy task. My dad, mom and grandparents all took turns in trying to get me to read. I was indeed a stubborn child.
That day I do remember we were at my grandparents house in Wynne, sitting on the fireplace with the fire crackling with embers. Opening the cover, I was asked to pronounce the first word. After that it was a slow process but its was process. Taking time, of course, I started reading more difficult books.
In my early stages of school, I was introduced to AR. This was a type of reading program that helped kids learn to read and comprehend books better. I was always trying to beat everyone at getting the most points and having the highest average. You could say I was a true nerd!
After that day reading has come fairly easy to me, but I don't enjoy it as much as I used to. Even though I'm nerdy ginger, I don't read as much as I used to when I was younger, books I mean. I read all the time, everyday. Texting and watching TV, I read and comprehend understandings of many new complex vocabulary terms. This is very useful in the real world.
