Ability Quote by Darcey Bussell

My reading ability is that of an 11-year-old. I've had a test. I was alright with numbers, but not reading.

— Jay Blades

“quantitative evidence that teaching children to read from age five is not likely to make that child any more successful at reading than a…

— Terry Marselle

“No matter what our curriculum requires us to teach or how little class time we have, children must read a lot in order to…

— Donalyn Miller

Well, I can't remember not being able to read. I was told I could read by myself very well at the age of three.

— Diana Gabaldon

As a young girl, I was very proud at overcoming a reading handicap whilst other girls of my age read abundantly.

— Coco Chanel

I was reading at a third-grade level until the age of 30 before I made the decision that I was going to learn how…

— Diamond Dallas Page

I remember being taught to read at a very early age. Like creepy young. I remember being in the crib, reading. My parents were…

— J. J. Abrams

My mom taught me to read when I was two or three. When I was five I read and wrote well enough to do…

— Chris Abani

Growing up, as a kid, I loved to read. I liked to read books that were above my range. I always tried to aim…

— Hidetaka Miyazaki

No skill shapes a child's future success in school or in life more than the ability to read.

— Bob Riley

I didn't read at all until I was 12. I just couldn't. It was too frustrating.

— Ahmet Zappa

I learnt to read when I was five, and I think that is the most important thing that happened to me.

— Mario Vargas Llosa