How I Learned To Read

Although I don’t remember exactly how I learned to read, I guess it sort of came to me as a little child when my parents used to read me prayers and stories from the Bible. In middle school, reading was essential in getting a good grade for English with the "Accelerated Reader" system being implemented at our school. Basically, it was a online program where you would be able to take tests on books once you have read them, and each book had a certain amount of points based on its difficulty and length. Every semester, you needed to have a certain amount of points in order to get an A in English, and I always made sure too reach the point goal every year. My parents are the main reason of my success, and I will be forever thankful for the books they made me read and also for my success of
From Hardy Boys to Geronimo Stilton, I remember having every single book that came out from the series, and reading it from front to back. As time progressed and middle school hit, I usually just read the really long books such as the Unfortunate Series of Events and Harry Potter Series in order to finish all my points for the semester, but it made me go out of my comfort zone and actually dedicate my time and attention to the book. My love for reading faded away as I went into high school, with mainly time and technology being the main reasons for my decline in reading. As high school came along, getting time to read was hard due to my schedule during the school years. Although I hardly read independently, I still enjoy reading the news online and short stories I find on Twitter, which are way more convenient and quicker to read. I also try to keep up with the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series during the summer and would like to finish the reading the Series of Unfortunate Events books, to find out what happens to Violet, Klaus, and Sunny after all these