Feb 4, 2011
I have struggled with reading and spelling all my life. When I was a sophomore in high school I had only read one novel and that was in 6th grade. I had been in every special reading class they had all the way through school and still had not made progress. It was not that I did not like reading, it just was painful for me to do. My family are all avid readers, and I felt embarrassed that I was not. My mother read to us on a regular basis up through my sixth year of school, so I was not missing out on the pleasures of a good book.
Midway through my sophomore year, the school offered a reading class. I had myself tested to see if I qualified for it. I was told that I was reading words at a college level and I did not qualify. I was persistent, and insisted that even though I could decode, I could not follow a written page. After allowing me to take the class, they had my vision tested and between getting glasses and being able to see how I was turning my words around in my typing class, I was able to run through the door that opened for me that year.
I read a countless number of books that year and I have continued to enjoy reading. My biggest handicap with reading now is that I that when I find a novel, I like I do not want to put it down until it is finished. Being that I do not read quickly, my family becomes because I spend days at a time not taking care of my domestic duties and sitting with a book instead. I now make a point to read less novels and stick with articles, and online information so that I can keep up on other my families needs. I love my family but I am thankful that my children are old enough that they do not need me quite as much. I am looking forward to being able to enjoy novels again.
Kelly F
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