Reading through the years

Introduction
Is family a vital link in learning literacy?
Most commonly, parents are the first to approach a child with the subject of reading, which is an extremely crucial part in literacy development. The problem our group is going to address is the vital link between a parents attitude and a childs literacy. The way a parent approaches reading can greatly affect a childs reading experiences, and overall development. If a parent is very encouraging, then a child will have a better time learning and developing reading skills.

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. However, if a parent does not encourage a child to read,

then the child will not develop literacy as early, and the future learning growth of the child could be harmed. This is such an important issue because learning to read is so important in development. Learning to read does not only mean to learn to read; it has many other benefits. Learning to read also stimulates language development, like basic sounds and skills. Learning to read with a parent is also a good relationship strengthener, because reading is a fun activity that can bring you closer.

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There are many other benefits, such as learning how to read from the left to the right, and other simple skills that come with reading that are important even in later life. We will use many different facts from past surveys, and personal examples to explore the problem, and help prove that a parents attitude is in fact important in a childs literacy development.

Tim Moquin
Ill admit that I am not a strong reader. I learned to read in first grade here locally in the Athens School District. In first grade, I remember how proud I was when I finished my first childrens book on my own. As a child, I never used Phonix to learn and my parents rarely read to me. The only thing I remember being taught to do when learning to read is to sound out the words I did not know.

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It was a sort of teach yourself kind of method, which apparently worked some; though not effectively. I think that because my parents did not read to me regularly that is the reason reading isnt natural for me. Not that Im pointing any fingers, but I wish my parents read to me and tried harder to teach me to read because it effects my life now.

Brandon Fechner
The first vivid memory that I can remember about learning to read is in kindergarten. I remember having to do a spelling list every week so that I could get familiar with words. I asked my mom what she remembered about me learning to read and she told me that she used to read to me all the time when I was little. She was told that if you read to your child a lot when they are younger they will love to read. That is a lie reading is one of my least favorite things to do

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. I believe though that my mom helped me with learning to read because she made me familiar with all the words. When I went into first grade my school started teaching us phonics and that helped me learn how to sound words out. Overall, I think it was my mom that helped me out with reading the most which will lead us into our argument.

Ever since I was a small child, I have loved to read. Every Saturday morning, my Grandma would take me to the store to buy me a new toy. However, instead of coming home with a new toy, I would return with an armful of books. I loved to be read to, and my favorite books to read myself were Sesame Street books. Before I officially learned how to read, I would observe the pictures and try to connect the words with what was happening in the pictures. When I finally learned to read on my own, by learning phonics and following along with audio books, I would constantly sit attempt to read to my Aunt Ashley. Ashley would videotape me, and help me sound out the words when I was having difficulty

Blake Lane

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My family was always very encouraging in teaching me how to read, and always attempted to help me read at every chance they could. My dad and I would have a nightly ritual, where he would tuck me into bed, and read me Butterfly Kisses. Those experiences were the thing that really solidified my love for reading. When I reached the first grade, my reading level was that of a fourth grader and my teacher always told me that she attributed my reading level to the fact that I had always been so encouraged at home. To this day, I still enjoy reading more than any other pastime, and I give all of the credit to my family.

Jared Holloway
When I was younger and trying to learn how to read we used many different methods at school such as the teacher would read to us and then she would give each of us a chance to read aloud to the class to practice our reading but I was never really that good so I would always try to get out of it because I did not want to look stupid in front of the whole class. The other thing that was against me was that I was a young kid who did not understand that what I was learning was important to my whole life

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When, my parents found out that I was having problems learning how to read they got me the phonics program. That was probably the most fun thing that I have ever done and it helped me actually learn how to read and speak as well as everyone else. After that it was just my parents who really taught me how to read. Which is something that I think sets me apart from most people