Boys Quote by Christina Hoff Sommers

If all our children learn to do is read, they will not be literate.

— David Warlick

We're promoting such a narrow version of literacy that we're not including what a lot of boys like.

— Jon Scieszka

School made us 'literate' but did not teach us to read for pleasure.

— Anonymous

Don’t just teach your children to read… Teach them to question what they read. Teach them to question everything.

— George Carlin

“For centuries, no one was concerned that books weren’t girl-friendly, because no one really cared if girls read; but even so, we persisted for…

— Foz Meadows

Children have to be motivated to want to learn to read. Reading must not be taught simply as a school exercise.

— Michael Morpurgo

Some people there are who, being grown; forget the horrible task of learning to read. It is perhaps the greatest single effort that the…

— John Steinbeck

“I think the need for reading boils down to one simple issue: children are selfish. Reading about other people creates a sense of balance…

— Alan Bennett

The simplest way to make sure that we raise literate children is to teach them to read, and to show them that reading is…

— Neil Gaiman

Reading develops cognitive skills. It trains our minds to think critically and to question what you are told. This is why dictators censor or…

— Karin Slaughter

Reading might not be the way that the child engages with the world, but it should be something that they all learn how to…

— Kate DiCamillo

It is not enough to simply teach children to read; we have to give them something worth reading.

— Katherine Paterson