Can you remember learning to read? Or no memories of it?

[Disquisitive]

Do you have any memories of learning how to read, i.e. can you personally remember being taught to read at school/home?

Or is it something you know you must have learned when you were young but can't really remember how it happened?

I remember being taught to read at school at age 6, I was old enough that I can clearly remember the transition from not reading to reading. I was wondering if most people have memories of learning to read also, or maybe if you learned younger were you too young to remember?

[ms_vinkel]

I remember being taught the alphabets and how each letter must sound. Recognizing the letters is the first step to reading. Next they taught us simple words with pictures: a for apple, b for boy, c for cat... Then I also remember being taught diphthongs and how two consonants like "ch", "th", "bl", and similar combinations will sound. Then, reading comprehension exercises.

[Yearly Joy Besoy]

I remember being taught to read in school when I was a child.

[readsbyarun]

I remember while I was in junior school while I was learning to read. I can still cherish the memories.

[Catreeves16]

I just remember being really young and my older sister sitting with me (i think she taught me). It was some small book about a zoo with the animals gathered around a clock at some point. I have always carried books around since!

[EmmaZ]

I remember very clearly sitting on my grandad's lap in his armchair whilst he taught me to read. I had a lot of difficulty in pronouncing the 'r' sound, and my grandad used to make up all sort of games for me to learn how to say it! I'm proud to say that they worked.

[AgentJay007]

It helped that when I was much younger, there were a lot of novels in my home back then, though a bit advanced for my age. Also my class was right beside the library and asides the fixed library time in our class schedule, I lived going to read all those children stories back then, especially Enid Blyton

[AgentJay007]

It helped that when I was much younger, there were a lot of novels in my home back then, though a bit advanced for my age. Also my class was right beside the library and asides the fixed library time in our class schedule, I loved going to read all those children stories back then, especially Enid Blyton

[Mariesg]

I don't really remember anything in general from when I was very young. I remember bits and pieces but not a lot really. My parents said they would read to me and my first book related memory was when I bought books from the Scholastic Book Orders at my school. I always loved those and I remember I wasn't really going to buy anything at first but my teacher encouraged me and that was all the push I needed to fall into the world of reading. However, my journey started earlier than that I just can't remember it unfortunately. Still, it's so great that you can all remember these precious memories! That's really cool. One thing's for certain, if I have kids, whether they grow up to remember it or not, I want to instill in them a love for reading and teach them how to read from a young also.

It's so nice seeing everyone's different experiences. It reminds me of how reading connects everyone and is something to be loved.

[Essywa]

Yes in nursery class.later in the evening my mom would come back from work and help me revise what we were taught during the day.

[emidio125]

No, unfortunately. However, I do remember the first time I read consistently.

[zainherb]

Do you have any memories of learning how to read, i.e. can you personally remember being taught to read at school/home?

Or is it something you know you must have learned when you were young but can't really remember how it happened?

I remember being taught to read at school at age 6, I was old enough that I can clearly remember the transition from not reading to reading. I was wondering if most people have memories of learning to read also, or maybe if you learned younger were you too young to remember?

This is an interesting query.
I honestly do not remember learning to read.
I remember learning the letters of the alphabet and being taught to write in school at the age of 2/3, I remember sneaking novels to school to read at the age of 7. In between though, is a blank.

[monserrat_21]

I honestly have no recollection of learning how to read. It's just one of those things that I feel like I always knew how to do. In fact, I've always wondered how do you even teach someone how to read? I still don't know the answer.

[megachirops]

I clearly remember learning to read with the old Dick and Jane books when I started school.

[buzy4books]

Interesting question! I don't recall even thinking about it before, but no.. I realize I have no recollection of actually learning to read.