Literacy History
Growing up in Jamaica had a lot of impact on my literacy skills. From a very young age, it was instilled in me to be a good reader and somewhat of a writer. By the age of 2, I was able to spell and write my name, my parents’ name and my address. My mother, being my inspiration and best literacy supporter, taught me most of the concepts of reading, like sounding out words that I don’t know, and remembering the words that I was previously taught. She would draw letters and have me trace over them, or play the letter game with me, which consisted of each of us taking turns to draw a letter mid-air and the other would have to guess what letter it was. Another non-school related influence that I had were my older cousins. Of course, my other family members played a role in my literacy development as well, but I spent most of my time playing and conversing with my cousins, so it was natural that I picked up on some of the things that they were doing, which included speaking and reading...