Joshua’s Blog

  Think about your earliest experience of becoming literate. This can even include things like holding a book correctly or scanning text left to right, etc.Who helped you? Who inspired you? Who supported you? How?  While it was perhaps too long ago to be certain of in terms of when I had become literate, it was without a doubt around the time memory was able to be retained, for I have always loved reading, poking at images and drawings, etc. One major factor was starting Hebrew school at an early age, learning religious stories, Hebrew literature, as well as how to read Hebrew. I do recall in kindergarten, learning how to write letters, read and write from left to write, as well as what type of books, and how to determine difficulty. My family would also gift me various assisting materials for reading and writing. Were you encouraged or discouraged? I was definitely encouraged to read,write and think as much as possible, to constant excercise my mind and to engage i...