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=//Welcome to the College Reading 152 Wiki!//= =//Your Instructor: Ms. Fowler//=

Getting Started in Wikiville! Our first major assignment in College Reading 152 is your "My Literacy Autobiography" posted on this Wiki. Other assignments and resources will evolve as the semester progresses. The Wiki will be a source of information for vocabulary and word parts listed as separate pages. The "More Literacy Autobiographies" page will feature stories of individuals who are not members of this class. Analyze the word autobiography: auto (self) bio (life) graph (write) y (tend to) We're going to be analyzing many words this semester. For your autobiography, include recollections of how you learned to read. This can be funny or serious. Give it your best shot! Try to answer these questions: Do you enjoy reading? If so, why; if not, why not? What do you like to read? Be honest. There are no value judgements here. Describe your life's journey in reading. Has it been pleasant? You may post on the Wikispace for your Section so others can read it. Be sure to include the title and your name. Have fun with this. Enjoy! You can change the font style and color.

// by Betty Fowler, January 18, 2011 //
== // Some of my first memories of reading in school are books about Sally, Dick, and Jane with wall cards of the characters in the books posted above the blackboard in my first grade classroom. I also remember reading story cards in Sunday School with pictures of Bible characters and scenes. I had a Bible storybook entitled Aunt Charlotte’s Bible Stories and I would read these stories over and over. // == == // My father was a pastor of a church in a small South Georgia town when I was nine. We lived in the parsonage a block from Main Street. There was a public library in a red-brick building about 4 blocks from our home. I could walk or skate to the library. I loved reading the biographies of famous people, like George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, and many others. The covers of the books in the series were orange with silhouettes of scenes and people on the cover and in the books.. Over the years I’ve actually tried to find these books in used book stores and antique shops. I would love to find copies. // == == // When I became a teenager, I enjoyed reading books by an author Grace Livingston Hill. She wrote many books about romance and they always had happy endings. Usually there was a lady facing some type of distress with prince charming coming to her rescue. // == == // Over the years, I have read many books of different genres. I recall getting so involved with Gone with the Wind, a thick book, and reading until 4 in the morning trying to get to the end. I have a tendency to discover authors and read all the books that I can find written by that author. About 20 years ago, I discovered Louis LaMour, famous writer of westerns. I had never read a western. I was so captivated by his writing style and skill in story telling that I have read many of his books and have a small collection of paperbacks. Textbooks were a vital part of my required reading in college courses. I can’t say that these were all fun to read. // == == // I love authors and have had the privilege of meeting authors, listening to them speak, and getting their autographs. I stood in line for over an hour to get one of my favorite children’s authors, Mem Fox, to autograph one of her books. I also have a collection of autographed children’s books. I have one niece who is now 16. I started reading books to her when she was an infant and bought her many books which are now a part of her personal library. She will be the recipient of my autographed collection of books. // == == // I recognized the importance of reading at an early age and have continued my love affair with books for many years. Reading has the power to change our lives. It is a lifelong quest which I continue to pursue. // ==