Books Quote by Stephen D. Krashen

“There is massive evidence that self-selected reading, or reading what you want to read, is responsible for most of our literacy development. Readers have…

— Krashen Stephen D

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

There is more to literacy than 'reading' and 'writing'.

— Strive Masiyiwa

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

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

You will learn most things by looking, but reading gives understanding. Reading will make you free.

— Paul Rand

Building a habit of reading leads to all sorts of reading.

— Gene Luen Yang

Though conscious of the difficulty of learning without a teacher, I set out with high hope, and a fixed purpose, at whatever cost of…

— Frederick Douglass

“The ability to read, society tells us, contributes to success in education, employment, and citizenship. Reading is a democratic craft. Writing, in contrast, is…

— Roy Peter Clark

Reading allows us to learn, see, do things that we could never have done with our own knowledge.

— Eric Thomas

Easy reading requires hard writing,

— Anthony Trollope

Reading helps you to be knowledgeable. It also improvises your vocabulary. It's a very good habit, extremely essential.

— Lara Dutta