Beginning Quote by Maryanne Wolf

As you consider whether to move a child into formal academic training, remember that we want our children to do more than just learn…

— Lilian Katz

If learning to read was as easy as learning to talk, as some writers claim, many more children would learn to read on their…

— David Elkind

The same plasticity that allows us to form a reading circuit to begin with, and short-circuit the development of deep reading if we allow…

— Maryanne Wolf

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

I'm a big reader. My kids love reading, and I think it's important, not just for development but for bonding. You start reading to…

— Ziggy Marley

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

— Barack Obama

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

We are the children of a technological age. We have found streamlined ways of doing much of our routine work. Printing is no longer…

— Lawrence Clark Powell

Children who are readers will develop acceptable levels of literacy.

— Stephen D. Krashen

The fastest way to teach a child to read is to teach them to write.

— Mem Fox

With three of my own children, I have witnessed first-hand the vital role reading has played as part of their childhood and I am…

— Harry Enfield

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