1) Literacy to me is the way I read and understand text. Whether it be throwing pictures or motions anyway I can understand the message being communicated to me.
2) My parents I would say are some of my biggest Literacy sponsors, also my older brother.
3)My story like Fishman’s started in elementary school probably in the third grade when I found a couple of books that I actually enjoyed reading. So as any parent does my Mom bought me some books from the same author and I began spending more and more time reading. Then I stopped reading. I don’t quite remember why but I just did not enjoy it. I was struggling in school. I couldn’t write very well and my reading had gone down hill significantly after that. It was a hard time for many years. I had to go to places during the summers to help improve my skills in both reading and writing. Throughout middle school I had to rely on help from my Mom and Brother who would spend hours with me helping with writing assignments. I only started to be able to write on my own by about 8th or 9th grade. When I got to high school there was a big push to improve my reading and writing skills, which I believe I have tremendously improved. Through it all I had a loving family that spent a great deal of time and money to help me.