EDRL Reading Timeline

  • Parents read to me

    Parents read to me
    My parents began reading to me at a very young age to jump start my reading
  • Reading Teacher

    Reading Teacher
    My mother was a reading teacher and before I even began school, she started teaching me skills
  • Preschool

    Preschool
    I was enrolled in pre-school to jumpstart my learning even more
  • Kindergarten

    Kindergarten
    Once kindergarten began I was quickly learning how to read. Further instruction from educators greatly helped
  • Parents continued to help

    Parents continued to help
    As I continued to learn, I began reading more challenging books. With the help of my parents, I was reading books such as Harry Potter
  • Slowed Reading

    Slowed Reading
    As I began to grow up more and more, my attention was directed less towards books and more towards the discovery channel on TV
  • Stopped Reading

    Stopped Reading
    By this point in my life I realized I wasn't a big fan of reading and did not read for fun.
  • Began to Struggle

    Began to Struggle
    Although I had read a lot in the past, I began to struggle greatly in my reading and writing practices for years to come
  • Started Writing Well

    Started Writing Well
    During high school, I began to understand the importance of reading and writing and in turn I started writing well and read occasionally
  • Found Books I Enjoy

    Found Books I Enjoy
    Although it took me a long time, I finally found that I enjoy reading books about philosophy and began reading more and more