Literacy History Interview

Today I interviewed a student at St Thomas University about her literacy history.
When I asked her about when/how she learned to read, she responded that she began reading in elementary school. Her parents did not teach her prior to elementary school, however, they did hire a tutor to further assist her in her studies. When asked if she would have liked her parents to take a different approach to reading/writing, the student responded that she would have liked if her parents would have encouraged her to read more during her leisure time. She continued on by stating that she would encourage her future kids to read, as well as write, for it helps them widen their imaginations.

When asked about her high school experience, the student clearly expressed that she was not interested at all to reading/writing. She recalled a teacher who was highly critical about the writing styles of each student, and assigned an immense amount of books to read throughout the semester. The student stated that she was pushed away from writing, until she came to St Thomas University. At the university level, the student had a professor who made her enjoy writing/reading once again. The student then decided to add English has her second major. Although the student prefers writing over reading, she does enjoy reading fan-fiction novels from time to time.