"Looking back now, those bedtime stories greatly impacted my literacy. From a young age, I was taught to love reading. I was introduced to the feeling of being completely consumed by a book and falling in love with the story. The Magic Treehouse was more than a special memory with my mother. The books provided me with a sense of creativity and a desire to read books that are an escape from reality..."
Did you once love reading as a child only to find it a boring chore later in your life? Listen to this audio essay as the writer rediscovers the magic within the pages.
Megan Lynn is a Nursing major with a minor in Forensic Science. She is also on the women's soccer team. She says she drew inspiration for this audio literacy narrative from her childhood experiences and the creativity and passion for literacy that it sparked.