Learning how to Read November 9, 2009
Posted by John in Methods, My life.trackback
“To read, you don’t need awesome powers or wicked skills, but you do need to be willing to learn. “-John
Every book includes something that you didn’t know before, and something interesting to everybody. But to read, you don’t need to read a book. You can read the computer, for instance reading an eBook or reading off of your iPod.
The way I learned how to read, was by PS2 Cheats. Thats right, I said it. “PS2 Cheats!!” When I was about five, I had terrible reading problems. My teacher thought I was dyslexic, if you believe it. But then, my older cousin got obsessed with cheating with his PS2, and my family had one coincidentally. So, I got my cousin to show me how to type in “ps2 cheats” and I started from scratch there. Then, I started recognizing words that I had used in kindergarten, and soon I started reading a lot better than I would have. Then I was signed up for tutoring, and I started reading at a sixth grade level in first grade. My reading skills haven’t really improved since then because I haven’t had to improve them, but I would if I wanted to. Over the years, I read at an eighth grade level. By the time I’m in eighth grade, I will be reading adult books, maybe even books that people in college read.
Reading is very important in life, and everyone should have the right to learn how to use this skill as soon as they can. Being able to sound out words, and understand the text, and learn from it, is something that is really important. Being able to read the word is one thing, but understanding the word is taking it to another level. Learning from it was always there, but you never used it.
Enough about my thoughts for today. Now, a graphic with a quote by me.



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