I used to be quite the bookworm when I was younger. While most kids would talk and play with each other, I would be alone with a good book. (It wouldn't be a classic or a Newbury or a non-fiction, but it would still be a book.) However, at the start of middle school, I lost interest in reading, and I think that had a negative impact on my life. It took me forever to finish reading assignments because I hadn't learned to read quickly enough. I tried taking two speed-reading classes, but they had little impact on me because I didn't care about reading in general. Now that I'm done with college, I realize that my aliteracy is a serious problem, and I want to change. I want to be able to enjoy reading, be it for purpose or for pleasure.
10 Aug 2014, 8:06 pm
