Learning to Read: how old were you?

I know for a fact I was reading at 5, but it could have been before then. I had Dr. Seuss books I was reading before I went to school I think.

Likely I was 5 and in school. I say that because I could not see well until I go my glasses at that age. That is not to say that no one taught me. I know my older sister taught me my letters and numbers before that. My daughter was that way. We found she needed glasses right before she started kindergarten . . . BUT as soon as she had those glasses on, she could read. Our house was a reading house and my son began recognizing numbers and reading around 3 years old. His first month in Kindergarten his teacher had a friend who specialized in reading and gifted education and the kids in her class were all tested in their reading skills. My son read at the equivalent of 12th grade, 9th month--in other words, he read as well as a student who had already graduated.

Not impossible at all! I completely agree with you in that education starts at home. I don't remember when I learned to read, but I did know how to read before entering kindergarten (which was well before age 5). My mother read to me a lot. I read to both my kids since birth . . . they knew their alphabet by 2 and could read before 4.

My husband and I have always read out loud to each other so daughter heard us from when she was a diapered kid. She was about 2 years old when she helped hubby read the letters on envelopes so he would know who the mail came from. (He is blind.) I had a schoolteacher in my family as well as a Mom who liked to read so I learned to read very well before I went to first grade.

I know I could read before I started school, which was at 4 and a half. It was mainly my Dad that used to read to and with me, although I remember my Mum teaching me the alphabet in both Welsh and English while I lay in bed.

I was six when I started first grade. If given the opportunity, I think I could have learned earlier, but my parents didn't read. I don't think a Golden Book existed in my home until my younger brother came along. I know my grand nephew has been reading for a long time. I think my sister told me he was at least four when he learned. His parents were always reading to him.

I learned to read and write also connect sentences when I was 6 years old.

I learned to read when I was 3 years old. My grandma taught me. I was reading novels when I was around 8 or 9 years old.

I didn't know how to read and learn till I was in elementary school which is normal because every child is different and their brains are different and putting too much on a plant at a young age isn't always good. Yes, little kids' brains are sponges but that doesn't take into account neuropathways. So I started at age 6 when I was in kindergarten but didn't catch on till 2 second grade. This is very normal for children like myself that has learning disabilities some are good at flying under the radar for years and others not so much. For me, it was easy to see I was struggling and had intervention in places in 1st grade because they don't do that with Kindergarten in most places across the US. Currently, my 12, 11, and 8 years all have learned to read at different ages. My 12 year was reading in Kindergarten 1st grade but was struggling and mixing up letters. My 11-year-old learned in Kindergarten and was a fast learner with reading and letters so he didn't get caught having trouble till 3rd grade. My 8-year-old can read not very well at a PK level and he is in 3rd grade and getting intervention and will be looking into child study because his 3rd grade teacher had both his siblings and she knows we all know that he isn't where he should be. Most schools will always regardless of if your kid knows or doesn't know how to read, write, or count start at the same places in Kindergarten till they do testing to find where you are eating, and then the teachers should or will place kids in groups to give based on there level learning tools.

I do not remember at all. I know that I already could read when I was sent to the kindergarten at the age of 4.

My parents taught me. I was four. I don't remember ever reading a menu though.

I started reading when I was five but I saw a boy of 3 in Kolkata whose mother tongue was not English but spoke English fluently and could read and write too.

Things were a lot different back in the 40s and 50s. I learned to read in the first grade and was in the top 4 in the class. I skipped 2nd grade because of this. Have a great day.

I think kids can learn at any age really. My mom started to teach me to read when I was 3.

I think I was around 5 yrs old.

I think I was enrolled in school at the age of 4 or 5, thats when I started to learn to read.