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How old were you when you learned how to read?

8:08 PM · Mar 25, 2022

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7

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3 yo

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@SchraderValves

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kindergarten, so 4 or 5

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Like 2 1/2 years old apparently, I literally never remember a time I couldn't read

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4, we had hooked on phonics then. I read my first Stephen King book at 5

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@LaurenceBSiegel

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I could puzzle out the word OFF when I was under 2. I don't know if you call that reading but I was reading fluently before i started kindergarten.

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3 fluently and simple books (e.g. hop on pop) at about 2.5. I figure this is the big divider

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@himbodhisattva

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fwiw I had this same reaction and also learned to read in kindergarten

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I was 2 according to my mom but I don’t trust her. This would be a good poll