Why Is Literacy Important To Me

Literacy to me is the ability of being able to write and read effectively. Being able to interpret information efficiently is also a meaning of literacy I have. Literacy does not only have to do with writing and reading, it can be understanding math and science language.
The earliest memory I have with literacy is learning Spanish and English as a little girl. In Honduras, growing up I went to a bilingual school. There I was taught English and Spanish. I remember being seated in a classroom and seeing the teacher write words on the board, I didn’t understand. That confusion only lasted a couple of seconds as the teacher explained the meaning of the word and the pronunciation. It was hard to learn two languages at the same time. There are times where I believe my brain only wants to speak one of them and I am left blank trying to find the words to say in a specific language. Although the languages are very distinct, they also have similarities, in pronunciation and
My literacy changed completely. I first attended Carpenter elementary. There I had two incredible teachers, Mrs. Freeman and Dr. Luke. These two teachers were my literacy sponsors growing up. They both loved reading and writing and inspired everyone they met to do the same. They introduced a lot of literary elements to everyday learning. We had to read for about an hour each day. I learned to love the series of books, A Series of Unfortunate Events. Other activities we had to do were composing small essays about things we liked or events we had experienced, every week. During class we would also have rug time which was when all the students sat down on a rug and listened to both teachers reading. Two books read by them I remember clearly were Eradragon by Christopher Paolini and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling. While listening to reading of these books I thought the vocabulary was very complex, which made me discouraged about reading and