Write a scene with this Sponsor of Literacy like Fishman did in her piece. (200+ words)
To me, literacy is the ability to read text, and not only read it, but to really put meaning behind it. I read a book, and I don’t only take in the words on the page, there’s a whole story there for me to understand. Anything I do that involves words, be it writing, or reading, or even thinking detailed thoughts, I see as literacy.
My mom is one of my sponsors of literacy. Besides school, she taught me almost everything I know involving things like reading and writing.
Running from the bathroom after brushing my teeth in my upstairs room, I jump into my bed and quickly snuggle under my covers. The sun has not yet gone down, as it is still the middle of summer, and I become a little upset that I must go to bed even though the sun is still out. The window cracked, I begin to hear the constant sounds of the crickets in the field, and a cool breeze blow in to the window from our valley in the hills. I hear footsteps up the stairs and quickly get out of bed to select one of my favorite books. My mom sits on the bed and asks for the book I hold in my hands. I jump under the covers again and get ready for my story. “In a cave in the woods, in his deep dark lair, through the long cold winter sleeps a great brown bear…” begins the book. Her voice rises and falls with the character changes, and I fall into the familiar book easily as I fight sleep. “”Hi Mouse!” says Hare. “Long time no see!”…”, she squeaks out as she voices the character. The book continues to its end, and I begin to drift off. My mom tells me “good night”, and I quickly fall asleep.
