Writing Development

Writing Development

At the young age of nine, my father who has been living in America for many years, decided to bring my siblings and I to travel across the continent to live with him. For the first nine years of my life, I had learned to live and practice the Filipino culture and speak its native language, Tagalog. However, in just a blink of an eye everything was about to change. As I arrived to America, I instantly had to learn the American culture as well as comprehend and speak the English language. With the tremendous influence from my family, school teachers and tutors, and reading countless literacy books, my English composition and comprehension have immensely improved.
Writing is very essential part of our life. My writing skills have been greatly influenced by two of my sisters. Their creative writing styles has inspired me in many ways and helped me become a better writer. They also provide assistance when proof reading my papers as well as assist with expanding my vocabularies and ideas to be able to produce a satisfactory paper. They continuously educate me on knowing the proper writing format and grammar. Furthermore, their words of encouragement to always strive to become better, has helped shape me to become the writer that I am today.
In addition, my elementary school teachers and attending an after school tutoring programs has helped me improve my writing and understanding skills. In elementary school, students are encountering the elements of writing for the first time. My school teachers and after school tutors helped me improve my ability to gather, organize and convey my ideas. They also taught me the correct usage of punctuation marks and spelling. By the end of elementary school, I improved on independently writing an essay consisting of multiple paragraphs that contain formal introductions, supporting evidence and conclusions. My elementary teachers and attending a good after school programs has clearly helped improve my literacy development.
I have been an avid reader since childhood and reading countless literacy books has helped me enhance my English and writing skills. Reading useful texts has helped me learn and strengthen specific writing skills. Furthermore, reading is a good way to explore, enhance and develop different writing styles. Reading has helped me absorb the effective use of written language and enhance my vocabulary. Clearly, reading literacy books has helped me become a creative writer. The process of learning English and writing skills has been a long road for me and to this day I continue to embrace new knowledge that will help improve my writing abilities. Writing is important in many ways such as expressing your thoughts, developing critical thinking, and enhancing your communication effectiveness. With the influence from my family, school teachers, and after school programs and reading useful books, it has helped shape me to the writer that I am today.