LIteracy Profile

My earliest memories of literature are The Three :Little Pigs, Little Red Riding Hood, and Robin Hood. Some nursery rhymes I remember are: Mary Had A Little Lamb, Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes, Skip to my Lou and a couple of Spanish nursery rhymes as well. My most memorable children's book is Do You Like Green Eggs and Ham by Dr. Seuss. I clearly remember reading and rereading the book multiple times. As I grew older I disliked reading very much, I hated having to read for homework in elementary school and I thought I would never pick up reading as a hobby or find reading as something fun to do. I was wrong! It was in eighth grade that my perspective of reading completely changed. I began to realize how much I've gained from reading already and how much more there was to learn. I began reading different genres to find which one I enjoyed the most and with every book I read I was always amazed at how much I learned through reading. Now reading has become one of my favorite hobbies.

My most significant literacy text for is Redeeming Love by Francine Rivers. It is an amazing book of God's unconditional redeeming love.

As an Elementary Ed. major I know literacy to be essential in a person's life. Literacy expands the way we think, it opens our minds to new ideas, different perspectives, and views as well as enabling us to make our own interpretations of whatever the text may be. Literacy for younger kids helps develop their imagination and awakens their creativity. That is why i find literacy so important.