Literacy History
My name is Sophie Cucco, I am a dance major and I am in my third year training at the Joffrey Ballet School. Other than dance, I also love reading, writing, and listening to music. My newest hobby has been taking up crocheting! I took this class because I am very interested in understanding the types of literature and media we consume- as well as how we consume it, and what that reveals about us as people. When I think about "becoming literate," my mind immediately goes to bedtime stories from my childhood. My parents always read to me before I went to sleep. The earliest book I remember is Goodnight Moon by Margaret Wise Brown. To this day, I still adore that book. The memory of it, along with the love of my parents, continues to bring me comfort. As I got older, the books we read together became more advanced. My parents love literature, and my older brother was an avid reader as well. I think there was a bit of friendly competition between the two of us about who was rea...