My name is Reshawna Greene and I have lived in North Carolina for about six years now. I am originally from the small town of Sharon, in the state of Pennsylvania. Since no one really recognizes that small town, I usually just say it’s near Pittsburgh. I come from a family of hard workers that believe strongly in the value of education. As a child, my mother would read to me nightly and take me to the public library often. I loved reading books as a child. I especially loved when I was read to. I had a small collection of books that I kept in my bedroom that I cherished very much. My grandma would read the Bible she had given to me often. It was a children’s version that had beautiful illustrations. I was a strong reader in school and was confident when I read aloud in class.
When I was in High School, I lost my love for reading and had to force myself to read what I was assigned to read. I even stopped reading for enjoyment. I’m not sure if it was the amount of work I had or the things I was assigned to read that killed my love of reading, it was probable a little of both. My desire to read didn’t return until I began this Masters Program.
I teach First Grade and one of my main goals as a teacher is to communicate my love and passion for reading to my students and instill that same joy for reading in them. I love it when my students tell me how far they’ve read in a particular book they’re reading for enjoyment and when they ask if they can borrow another one in that series when they’re finished. I want to spark the interest for reading good, quality books in each one of my students so that they too may carry a love for reading with them.
Reshawna Greene