My name is Karen Gold and I have not always loved to read. I don’t really remember learning to read as a student nor do I remember reading specific books in school. The first books I remember reading were The Left Behind Series by Jerry Jenkins and Tim LaHaye. This is quite an ironic situation considering I am a Title I Reading Teacher. Once I became employed as an educator (in elementary school), my love for books began. Now I can’t wait to get the next great children’s book to read myself and then encourage my students to read them too. My three children, despite my lack of modeling reading at home are avid readers. While I did not read my own books as they read theirs, I did read a lot of bedtime stories over and over and over. I did not realize the tremendous importance of reading with children early and often until much later after my children had grown. Now I have the opportunity to help educate parents and students about the importance of reading but that the experiences gained from reading are limitless.
Karen S. Gold