Experiences in Developing Reading Skills

PRESCHOOL

ELAI!

My mom is my first teacher

.

She taught me

how to read

using...

ESTHER!

I ♥ RIDDLE

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I enjoyed reading children poems!

ANA!

When I was

young I really

loved to read.

I even go to our school library just

to read books.

SOPHIE!

I can’t remember

what I read

but since we had many books I started reading by encountering books in the house.

JASPER!

My teacher taught to read the alphabet.

A BC

My mom used to buy me Filipino and English

books.

ONA!

My mother taught me...

how to read a

book and count!

LEA!

My mom is my first teacher.

When I was in

preschool I used to read ...

ALEX

My Parents provide books like...

We do

have a

library at

home!

We have shelves

with a lot of books in it.

SOP HIA!

My mom and aunt told me

that I liked reading.

I started reading at the age of 3.

They gave me books as

presents when there are

special occasions.

PAUL!

When I was young

I read book related to counting and childrens book.

Elementary

ELAI!

I really like to read my textbooks.

I like the stories that

are discussed in

the classroom.

I also enjoyed reading fairy tale stories.

ESTHER!

I enjoyed reading

about food diet.

I read books about swimming

strokes and techniques!

ANA!

I became busy so I

don’t have a really time in reading.

What I read during

elementary are my

textbooks.

Those textbooks are interactive because there are questions to answer.

SOPHIE!

My mom bought me so many books to read.

especially fairy tales!

JASPER!

My mom bought me

story books.

When I was in

grade 6 I read...

Harry the Potter and the Philosopher's Stone

HIGH SCHOOL

ONA!

I started to read short stories and

novels

but I am more in watching movies.

LEA!

When I was in high school I enjoyed reading magazines.

I read the Twilight book during the class and my tecaher scolded me

and I wrote promisory

letter becuase

reading in class.

ALEX

When I was in high school

there is a thing we called Drop Everything And

Read (DEAR)

The most unforgettable book that I have read is

The Little

Prince!

I've never forgotten this

book because

this was the

first book that

I have finished

and we were able to watch it as a movie too.

SOP HIA!

I remember, I have classmates

wherein we exchanged

books and read it.

One of those events that

gave me confidence because of reading is

when I was asked to do storytelling in elementary schools back then.

PAUL!

I read swimming magazine

s and book

to learn swimming

techniques and life of swimmers

COLLEGE

ELAI!

During my first

and second

year

I’m not really into

reading

but when I reached third year my classmates influenced me in reading.

ESTHER!

I read books and

magazines

about swimming.

My favorite book is

Heavenly Man by

Brother Yun.

ANA!

I got the chance to go back

in reading

fiction books and

novels.

but since my schedules

college are a bit hectic, it usually

takes me a month to finish a

novel.

SOPHIE!

During the first and second

year I read about

the autobiograp

hy of some famous Korean.

I also enjoyed reading some books that will improve my english and about how to have a good future.

JASPER!

I have read a lot of books

especially insipirational book.

My favorite book are 1000

STORIES BY Fr. Frank Michalic

SVD,

Purpose Driven Life, and Bo

Sanchez Collection.

ONA!

I’m not really into

reading

because I’m a student-

athlete but I enjoyed

reading sport magazine

especially about baseball.

LEA!

I’m not really into

reading

until last month

when my classmate

s

suggested books. I also enjoy reading articles in the internet related to my major.

ALEX

I think.

..

with all these

reading activities that I am

practicing,

I would gain confidence

to speak out what I

feel

and also I will gain confidence in sharing the things

that I learned from reading.

SOP HIA!

When we visited

Hospicio de San Jose last

semester,

I together with other classmates were asked to be story

tellers.

My favorite book Favorite books: Ghost by Peter StraubCoraline by Neil Gaiman.

PAUL!

I enjoyed reading

swimming magazines and books

because I learn more

about swimming

and inspired about the life of some swimmers.