Block Quote by George W. Bush

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

— David Warlick

Unfortunately, a lot of kids don't read anymore. I don't know what we can do about that.

— Jean Smart

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

— Katherine Paterson

Politicians of all kinds think there's some running in talking tough about children's reading. They think that if they announce to the public that…

— Michael Rosen

The main problem with people not reading to their children is the lack of a bridge between schools and families, so that children don't…

— Michael Rosen

President Bush said that our kids must be taught how to read. He said if his aides never learned to read, they'd never be…

— Jay Leno

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

— Michael Morpurgo

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

One of the problems is that kids who don't read - who are not doing well in school - they know they're not doing…

— Walter Dean Myers

Reading builds the educated and informed electorate so vital to our democracy.

— Brad Henry

“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