At what age did you start reading?
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5 years old when i started\n\n7 years old when i could read without help\n\nfemale\n\nUSA citizen
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I did in 3rd grade. I'm rereading it now, since I forgot parts of the story- but I'm not that far. My favorite is Magicians Nephew I guess.
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Oh...I guess I was about 16 when I knew it all!! What I have learned since....I really didn't have a clue when I was 16. I am also seeing that the older my children get the "dumber" I appear to be! (Oh, the beautiful circle of life)
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yes, how old are you?
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oh i would say around your age....
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ooooooh, i'm 12, i mean...i'm almost 13...but right now i'm 12!! lol <3
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where were you when I was younger
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really... how old are you???
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Too young as far as real sex is concerned. But I too remember looking through my brothers magazines and getting my first stirrings at 9!! Couldn't understand it though, and couldn't equate it with what I was looking at.
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People between the ages of 16-22 many times are very busy in their everyday lives.  There is homework, afterschool sports or other activities, time spent with friends and family, maybe a job too.  Sometimes it is hard to find time to fit in reading just for fun too.\n\nI would still encourage people of all ages to take time out to read as a gift to themselves. There are sooo many really good books that you could literally read all day, everyday, for your whole life and still not be able to read all the good stuff.\n\nIf you get stuck for ideas, go to the library and talk to the reference librarian.  They will be able to help you find something that you will like.
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Working @ the public library when I was 13. Needless to say, it took a long while for me to look at a book and not yawn.
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Many children, especially boys are not developmentally "ready" to read in first grade.  Consider the ages of the students you are concerned about.  Do their birthdays make them among the youngest children in the class?  Being as little as a few months younger at six years of age is a big difference.  Often boys start school up to 18 months developmentally behind little girls of the same age, and if this issue is handled sensitively they usually "catch up" by middle school.\n\nDon't be too quick to think learning disability.  Very few children truly have learning disabilities, and at first grade it is very difficult to identify anyway because of developmental issues that usually resolve themselves by about 8 or 9 years of age.\n\nReading "on level" is a rather arbitrary definition in any case.  Are these students showing progress?  Are they being read to at home?  Do they own books?  Is reading seen as important in their homes?  As a previous poster suggested, can you suggest a summer reading program, or a summer "being read to" program?   That should help.\n\nMost of these kids will do just fine, given a little more time.  Discuss the issue with the parents and encourage the home support of reading, going to the library, etc.\n\nAnd all of us who are, or were, educators, or parents, thank you for your concern.
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The time when a person can simply pick up a book and read what is on the page is different for everyone. My mom started teaching me to read when I turned three, and by the time I was in 1st grade, I had a 4th-6th grade reading level, and tested at a college reading level in 5th grade. One problem with learning to read so early is that I never really learned to spell that well.\n\nI would say start out whenever you think your child is ready to learn. If they are able to watch cartoons like Dora the Explorer and participate in the activities on the show, they are definitely ready. Once they learn the alphabet and sounds, you can move on to sight words. If your child starts this by the time they are four, they should be able to read very simple stories by the time they start Kindergarten. Read children's books to them everyday. This isn't something that you can start one day, and not do the next. If you constantly stimulate their brain at an early age, they are more likely to be a good student in the future.\n\n Along with sight words, the alphabet, colors, etc. that the children learn at the Head Start where I volunteer, they also learn sign language, work on science projects(my job), and "teach." Don't force them if they aren't ready, and make sure they are having fun. Also follow their interests. If they are interested in Science(like me), read them a book about how the clouds work, or how the human body works.  As long as they know the alphabet and sounds before kindergarten, they should be fine. \n\nI know I am only 16, but I have seen this method work on myself, my sister, various cousins, and kids at the head start. Good Luck!
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When you are under the age of 5.
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Read! Read! Read!\n\nNovels, Short stories, Kids books.\n\nRetell some stories in your own words.\n\nImprovise on the stories you have read.\n\nThis is the start.
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Reading in early childhood actually enhance our cognitive developments.  Also, we learn more vocabularies and sounds of words.  In adulthood, it's really to expand our writing styles and capabilities.
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yes, when i was about 2.