Funny you ask. One thing was brought up in class the other day; how some young children memorize a book without actually reading the words. I certainly had a book I did that with; Geraldine's Blanket. It was my favorite book and I still remember the first line and picture myself saying it as a child; "Geraldine had a pink blanket. She brought it everywhere she went." I knew what was written on every page in that book. Thinking that actually makes me laugh. Obviously that wasn't actually reading but thought I'd share that with you all. But what I do remember about reading was that my mom read with and to me constantly. She still to this day cannot believe that I'm not a big reader after all she did with me as a child. I guess I do not remember all that much about the actual reading process except being obsessed with the letter "S." Of course because it is the first letter of my name. I remember sounding it out and pointing it out when I would see it.
I was opposite of the girl posted below; I couldn't wait to be called on in class. I was the one who got jelous if someone had a longer sentence or paragraph to read than I did. I guess I liked the sound of my own voice too much. Sometimes poses to be a problem for me. Ha!
-Sofia
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I don't remember learning to read, but I remember being read to a lot. I don't know if I memorized whole books, but my parents remember me telling the story based on the picture in the book. Also, they always tell me stories that I would pretend to read books and say, "blah blah blah... SAID... blah blah blah... SAID." I would make up the words but, I guess, remember that "said" was used a lot in books so I repeated that word often. I have pretty much NO memories of reading in school... I don't know what happened.
-Jen
I totally know what you mean. I think I have most of A Tree Grows in Brooklyn memorized. : ) That memorization is an excellent tool for learning about language, though.
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