Children Quote by David Elkind

Learning to read is probably the most difficult and revolutionary thing that happens to the human brain and if you don't believe that, watch…

— John Steinbeck

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

Indeed, learning to write may be part of learning to read. For all I know, writing comes out of a superior devotion to reading.

— Eudora Welty

We all know that reading is an invaluable life skill. It is vital for children in their education and as they take their place…

— Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall

Reading and writing don't inevitably go together. You can read without learning a thing about writing, grammar, or spelling, although, you certainly can't learn…

— Frank Smith

Experts generally agree that taking all opportunities to read books and other material aloud to children is the best preparation for their learning to…

— Lilian Katz

In every literate society, learning to read is something of an initiation, a ritualized passage out of a state of dependency and rudimentary communication.

— Alberto Manguel

Learning to read and write makes little sense if you don't understand what you're reading and writing about. While we may have forgotten, most…

— David Elkind

“Learning to read – really read, that is, to spend hours alone lost in a book – requires example and solitude, and is best…

— Andrew Cook

Reading makes all other learning possible. We have to get books into our children's hands early and often.

— Barack Obama

I learned to read at a young age and I have always read voraciously. It is one of the few things, aside from getting…

— James Frey