I'm not sure if I have one specific moment with literacy that has shaped my views, but I think a lifetime love of reading has helped build the way I think about literacy in the classroom. As a child my parents were always reading to me, my dad and I loved Where The Wild Things Are the best. Most nights throughout my k-12 schooling I would read before bed, and some nights this reading went past my bedtime. This always made my mom feel bad, she didn't want to get me in trouble for reading, but I did need sleep. In 4th grade I asked for a flashlight for Christmas, so I could read in bed without having the big light on, then mom wouldn't know I was still awake. Eventually she caught on, and my Christmas flashlight was taken away. My parents love reading and throughout my childhood this love was instilled in me. I understand not all my students will come from a home like mine, where reading was valued so I hope my love of literature rubs off on my students the same way my parents love of reading rubbed off on me.