Ashley Levesque

Nov 5, 2018

Eng110l

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MaryKate could be described as a child prodigy. She was a strong reader at an early age due to her exposure to literacy as a child. Marykate states,”Reading my first book was an exciting moment.. My interest in reading became stronger” (1). As a child MaryKate was more than just good at reading, she genuinely enjoyed it as well. Despite being a strong reader as a child, Marykate soon lost interest in literacy. Marykate says,”Reading was only so exciting for me for a short time period. After awhile it wasn’t as exciting…” (1). MaryKate examines an identity shift from a child prodigy to an outsider who soon struggles with reading. This is known as an identity shift.

 

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Cali from a young age took interests in the Harry Potter book series. Despite it being a difficult series to read she found it magical. Alexander describes a child prodigy as someone who “excels at reading and writing at an early age”. Cali can be considered a child prodigy since she too excelled at reading as a child. Cali recalls, “We tore through the first two book there. And continues reading the series as each book was released” (1). Cali really enjoyed Harry Potter books at a young age which helps to reveal her child prodigy tendencies. However, just because Cali was a child prodigy doesn’t necessarily mean she was bound to continue on that path. Cali states, “Thats when I stopped reading…thats when we stopped believing in magic” (2). Although Cali was a child prodigy she soon lost interest in reading Harry potter when her sponsor passed away. This shows that sponsors play a major role in facilitating reading.