Superman and Me by Sherman Alexie talks about how Sherman
began to read and how it made him into who he is today. Sherman looked up to
his father as an idol and he was an avid reader so Sherman began to read at a
young age. He remembers how paragraphs came together and began to make sense.
The superman comics made paragraphs easy to understand because it was broken up
scene by scene with pictures. Reading comic books also allowed him to get a
feel that reading goes from left to right and down. He was a very intelligent
young boy. This was frowned upon at school because Sherman is Native American
and Indians were not supposed to excel academically. Today Sherman is a writer
and goes to Indian reservations to share his experiences and to teach students
about writing.
I too can remember learning
to read from picture books like Sherman did. Sesame Street books were some of
my favorite to read because I could identify the picture and put the words
together. I am a visual learner so it really helped me to see what was
happening and make the word connections. When I had to start reading chapter
books I was able to make the words into a picture in my mind. Reading to me can
be bland without being able to create a picture resulting in me losing all
interest.
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