I can’t read... NOR
CAN A LOT OF PEOPLE!!!
If you think you are
the only one who cannot read then think again! There are hundreds of thousands
of teenagers your age that cannot read at all or can read but not very well. If
you are one of these people then you have come to the right place at the right
time. I am here to help you step by step, giving you some very useful tips.
But I am telling you I
CANNOT READ...
I don’t want to hear “I
cannot...” because this phrase is often associated with people that have not
tried hard enough. You can do anything you want when you put your mind to it
and NEVER let anyone else tell you otherwise. You can be who you want and do
anything you want, but only if you TRY hard enough.
You may feel as though
you will never be able to read because people in class have bullied you about
your reading. Just because someone has laughed or said something nasty this
does not mean that you cannot do it, it just means that someone else has
noticed.
The famous line will
come in when you are suddenly fluently reading all the literature in your
English classes and whizzing through your books at home and you will be able to
turn around to the bully and say “he, who laughs, laughs last”. You just wait
until you see the look on their face. (HAHA) I am laughing already; you know
you want to giggle with the thought of that moment.
Even Alicia is laughing
too, look.
Did you know...
... As
many as four in 10 pupils have a reading age of nine when they start secondary
school
... You only
get one chance at education in primary and secondary school
... The ability to read can open the door to a lifetime of pleasures and
opportunities
Learn to read with your family, what could be
better?
Reading to your parents
and your parents reading to you is truly valuable. It's a wonderful opportunity
to familiarise yourself with a range of vocabulary, different genres and to strengthen
the parent/child bond. Anna Davis, an education correspondent, said that "nursery rhymes, bedtime stories, word games and chatter with
parents, grandparents and carers are the bedrock of children's reading and
writing."
Does it take you 20
minutes to read through a short paragraph? If so, then I encourage you to
continue reading my blogs because just as my dad always told me, practice makes
perfect! As a child my mum or dad would read me a story almost every night before
I went to sleep. After a while they started to make me read the story to them.
Although I was too tired and did not want to sometimes, my parents would play
games with me to help me enjoy the story better. Games where I had to point to
a picture and tell my mum who the character was, and where I had to repeat a
word that my dad said out loud and then find the word on the page. These really
worked and helped me to understand the story line and the role each character
played. This way I was also encouraged to spell correctly and become familiar
with certain words which I began to use in my speaking (this is what my parents
tell me anyway, and I sort of remember most of it!).
Since it worked with
me, I am encouraging you to ask your parents to do this with you too, especially
if you find reading a real big struggle. Your parents want to help you as much
as they possibly can. Never EVER be embarrassed to say you do not understand
because the ones who ask questions are the wisest ones of all. Your friends in
school may bully you because you cannot read well but it is often the bullies
who also cannot read. Remember what I said in the last blog, if you show you
are trying then no one will knock you down. And if they do, then you should
laugh at them because they are making themselves look like bad people.
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