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FredLastPowell
ProfessorLynnM.Raymond
UWRT1103WP#3
15thSeptember2015
IMSandMe
Howinstantmessaginghashelpedmyliteracyskills.Wheniwaseightifound
spellingverydifficultandhatedpracticingit,wheneveritwastimeformetopracticei
wouldonlydothebareminimumthatihadto.Thenistartedplayingonlinegameswith
friends.
Asweplayedtheystartedgettingbetteratcommunicatingthroughthegames
instantmessagingsystem,whileiwasstillhavingissues.Mytypingskillsweregrowing
butmyspellingabilitydidnotchange.Itgotmoredifficulttokeepupwiththemandless
funforallofus.Soidecidedtoputmoreeffortintolearningtospell.Aftertalkingtomy
teacherMs.Fionaabouthowiwashavingtroublespelling,shegavemesomebooks
thatshethoughtwouldhelp.Itriedreadingthebooksanddoingwhattheysaid,tono
availistillwasnotimprovingandstartingtogetdepressedaboutit.Iwentbackand
talkedtomyteacheragainandsoshetriedteachingittomevocally.Allofasudden
everythingstartedtomakesenseandicouldspelllonger,morecomplicatedwords.
Istartedtotypefasterandthenicouldplaygameswithmyfriendsagainwithout
worryingaboutslowingthemdown.Withoutinstantmessagingandthehelpofmy
teacherMs.Fionaiwouldnotbeabletospellnearlyaswellasidotoday.

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