When I was 4 or 5, I learned how to read. But when you learn how to read, you always speak out loud so that your teacher or parent can help you along. I thought it was a group activity. So one evening at home, I was on the floor reading some children's book aloud, and my older sister got annoyed with me and said, "Andrew, be quiet and read in your head!"
I tried a page not saying anything but still taking in the words, and was amazed when I could do it! It suddenly dawned on me that I could enjoy the imaginary worlds in books in private, and this was an amazingly powerful ability.
A childhood belief about reading
others believed things like this
- When ever someone said ''read aloud'' I assumed aloud was the title of a book. Lol.— Delaney
- My brother used to believe that when we went to school dogs went to dog school to learn to speak and read— Matt
- I used to believe that I would one day have a dog, and I would teach him to speak, read, and even write!— Gretchen
- I used to believe if you read a book in the dark, you would go blind.— Ellen
- I read in a book that if you ever swallowed toothbrush bristles then you would get appendicitus!— Amy
- i thought grown ups read in a different language!Anon