Bomp Cloggers
We are three undergraduate students at Oklahoma State University creating the blog for our English Composition II class.
Friday, March 25, 2011
"That's Garbage"
Wednesday, March 23, 2011
Bad Problem, Good Results
Friday, February 11, 2011
Oh The Places We've Gone
Allison:
I learned to read at a young age because I learned to talk at a young age. On the way to daycare, my mom would say words and make me repeat them until I knew them. Once my vocabulary got to be large enough in her eyes, we started reading. Every night before class we read a book. She would read it to me one night and the next night. Dr. Seuss was a large part of our reading library, but the book that taught me the most because it was our favorite was “Love You Forever” by Robert Munsch.
Emily:
My earliest memories of reading are from first and second grade. We were taught to read from “Frog and Toad” books. I was so excited to read that I came home every day to teach my younger sister everything I learned to read that day. Needless to say, she was the first kid in her class to know how to read. My mom always read to us and I cannot remember a time that at least one of us was not reading.
Erin:
I remember learning to read at a very young age. I have an older sister who is 4 years older than I am. For as long as I can remember she would read to me. I grew up with the gold spine books and a plethora of Dr. Seuss books. When I was 4 years old, my dad started attending OSU majoring in secondary education. I remember going to class with him and reading one of my favorite books to his college class. It was a book about a rabbit and gardening, I do not recall the title. After that I felt like a big smarty pants myself. I even read to my kindergarten class on the first day of school. The teacher held up one of those oversized books and I just started reading along. From then on I had my face buried in a book. My handwriting suffered so much that my kindergarten and 1st grade teachers began recommending that I peel potatoes and cucumbers at night. I still try to be in the process of reading a new book all the time.
Early Readers and a Lifetime of Dr. Seuss:
Our early literacy was kicked off by a man named Theodor Seuss Giesel, AKA Dr. Seuss. His colorful books were educational and quirky which makes reading for kids much more entertaining. As adults, his books still have an affect on life.
"You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself any direction you choose. You're on your own. And you know what you know. And YOU are the one who'll decide where to go..."
— Dr. Seuss (Oh, the Places You'll Go!)