What literary characters did you identify with in your early literature experiences?

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Emergent Literacy Autobiography Paper: Reflect on how you learned to read and write. Some questions to guide your reflective papers include: When and where did you learn? Who helped you or discouraged you? What kinds of text-based literature were in your home? Was reading and writing something your family valued? In what kinds of early reading and writing did you engage? What are some of the affective early memories you have around reading? What literary characters did you identify with in your early literature experiences? Do you recall the program or way(s) you were taught to read once you entered school? What were they? Do you recall a certain teacher who stood out to you because of the way they taught reading?  Did reading become difficult for you in later school years? Do you enjoy reading today? Do you enjoy writing? **These questions are not extensive- you may include other thoughts about the ways in which you learned to read and to write. 

Rubric for EMERGENT LITERACY
EMERGENT LITERACY PAPER RUBRIC
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Paper asks that you address the following prompts: When and where did you learn? Who helped you or discouraged you? What kinds of text-based literature were in your home? Was reading and writing something your family valued? In what kinds of early reading and writing did you engage? What are some of the affective early memories you have around reading? What literary characters did you identify with in your early literature experiences? Do you recall the program or way(s) you were taught to read once you entered school? What were they? Do you recall a certain teacher who stood out to you because of the way they taught reading?  Did reading become difficult for you in later school years? Do you enjoy reading today? Do you enjoy writing?
Paper did not completelyaddress the prompts
Paper did address the prompts
Paper didaddress the prompts and further discussed, in rich description, how early literacy experiences impactedcurrent literacy practices
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