Does anyone else remember the SRA reading program? Every class in my elementary school had a box of multi-leveled reading materials produced by Science Research Associates. You would independently read a “card” of fiction or non-fiction and after answering a few questions, you could move yourself to the next level. I only pretended to read those stories. I was too embarrassed to reveal my slower-than-slow reading pace. I would promote myself to the next level, even though I was clueless. I hated that box of stories; but my younger sister devoured them. Although I was always so afraid in the classroom, all was well at night. My sister would remember those stories and retell them to me in the quiet dark as we drifted off to sleep. -Beth Murray (CLF)
When has a loved one told you special stories and made things better?