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9-8-2019
English 0990
Professor Stanford
Reading to Success
My earliest memories of reading always seemed to be sitting in front of the fire at the
ranch with my Family. I distinctly remember all the sights and smells that went along with those
evenings and the family. The crackling of the fire, the smell of pine, all of us coming together to
enjoy the evening and of course all of the dogs gathered together with us enjoying the family
time. It was often that my older sister and father would read to themselves, while my mother and
This was around the second grade when I began to become much more intrigued in
reading and the huge variety of books there is in the world. I remember like it was yesterday
when I discovered the book series “Hank the Cow Dog”. I distinctly remember my mom bringing
them home one evening around Christmas time and she began to read them to me by the fire on a
cold snowy winter night. After about the first couple pages I was so intrigued. Grasping at every
word and detail I felt as if I was watching a movie in my head that was so fascinating yet funny. I
immediately took over and began to read out loud for my mother as she was coaching me
through it every page. I would get so excited I would find myself reading faster than I could even
pronounce the words. She was always helping me by correcting me, slowing me down, helping
me work on the pronunciation of words I was stuck on and becoming more fluent throughout
It was during this time that I discovered I didn’t hate reading; I was just simply reading
the wrong books and I hadn’t found what interested me. I began to indulge myself in the whole
series of “Hank the Cow Dog” which helped me grow my literacy base while finding the love of
reading. This was the start to it all for me as I began to discover many more books, I enjoyed
reading, and would find myself staying up all night reading a variety of new content as I just fell
into every book completely devoted. It soon began to spiral as my love and interest for learning
increased therefore, I was more devoted at school. My comprehension of the material grew, and
As I continued to get older and work through all of the milestones in life, I began to
realize how important it was for me to expand my literacy and grow a bond with the feeling of
learning and where that can take you throughout life. I seemed to notice the schoolwork I had to
get through became easier as I was applying myself more, my grades skyrocketed from the
This all really came to fruition during my junior and senior year of high school which
was a huge milestone for me, and a lot of reflecting was done. These two years I was
homeschooled, and the pressure was on for me to get good grades and complete all of my
schoolwork while being on the road traveling for races. I was racing motocross full time; ping-
ponging all over the U.S for Amateur National Motocross races while doing my best to keep up
on all of my schoolwork and get good grades. Looking back, I was so thankful I responded to the
pressure of becoming a better reader. I was able to apply that daily to my studies on the road with
Now, nearly 17 years later I apricate my literacy that much more. I am constantly reading
and writing for all of my classes here at SLCC. My comprehension of material is wonderful and
therefore allowing me to learn so much. I have applied these attributes to my business which I
communicating with them, writing invoices and different packages, and of course numerous
liability waivers that I need to make sure are spot on keeping us both safe.
My business is doing terrific for its first year up and running and I truly do not think any
of this would be possible without having a high level of literacy and communication skills to
Literacy is something used by all of us and all at different levels. Each of us have a
different route at which we take to achieve it but our appreciation for the ability to read and write
cannot be denied by any. I am extremely grateful I found a way to love and respect the need for
literacy that has now turned into a lifelong love for reading and writing on top of a huge asset to