Reading to First Graders

Today I was assigned to read at Jamie's class as part of the nationwide reading efforts in a week-long celebration of Dr. Seuss' birthday.

I read the first-graders one of Jamie's favorite books since she was   a baby "I Love You Mommy".

Part of my presentation was why reading is important to me and how I got started on reading. I told the class a lot about my mom whose story-telling was most inspirational to me. My mom got me started on reading then encouraged me in writing.

I love what I do today because of my mom. I can only hope that I can be half as good as her when it comes to teaching my own children.