Bird Quote by William James

The proper education of the young does not consist in stuffing their heads with a mass of words, sentences and ideas dragged together out…

— Anonymous

Few children learn to read books by themselves. Someone has to lure them into the wonderful world of the written word; Someone has to…

— Orville Prescott

Children read to learn - even when they are reading fantasy, nonsense, light verse, comics or the copy on cereal packets, they are expanding…

— Joan Aiken

“Children learn to read by being in the presence of books.”

— Horace Mann

“If we learn to read the birds-and their behaviors and vocalizations-through them, we can read the world at large... if we replace collision with…

— Jon Young

Reading might not be the way that the child engages with the world, but it should be something that they all learn how to…

— Kate DiCamillo

Learn, learn, learn, and the sky is the limit for the young kids.

— Jeff Green

I have this belief that children become readers before they can read. They become hooked on books because they were read aloud to as…

— Jacqueline Wilson

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

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

Kids can learn a lot by seeing things rather than reading it.

— Diogo Morgado

I think [kids] enjoy reading, but it's a different world now. There are a lot of competitors for the imaginative attention.

— David Duchovny