Book readers Quote by Katherine Paterson

It is not enough to simply teach children to read; we have to give them something worth reading. Something that will stretch their imaginations-…

— Katherine Paterson

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

— George Carlin

Reading should not be presented to children as a chore or duty. It should be offered to them as a precious gift.

— Kate DiCamillo

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

— Michael Morpurgo

Reading should not be presented to children as a chore, a duty. It should be offered as a gift.

— Kate DiCamillo

I remain totally convinced that if we can do one more simple thing to help kids and adults to learn more, it is to…

— Dolly Parton

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

Teaching children to read was one thing; keeping them interested in reading was something else.

— Marva Collins

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

— David Warlick

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

We need to tell kids flat out: reading is not optional.

— Walter Dean Myers

“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