[PW] ?Quote: learning to read/reading to learn

[Jeanne Schramm]

In 1896, Charles W. Deane published "The Phonetic Reader." Those giving
their opinions of the book characterized what Deane was saying as basically
that the child must "learn to read before he can read to learn" -- though
not giving specific grade ranges.  Here is an example of quotes used in a
promotion from the publisher in 1896. These same quotes appear on numerous
other publications later:

http://books.google.com/books?id=UToAAAAAYAAJ&pg=RA2-PA198-IA1&dq=%22read+to+learn%22++%22learn+to+read%22++++date:1850-1900&lr=&as_brr=1&ei=fFaOR77MBIX-6gKaxZmVBg

or,  http://tinyurl.com/35ftkb


On Jan 15, 2008 5:30 PM, Phalbe Henriksen <phenriksen at cox.net> wrote:

> Folks,
>
> Does anyone know the source and the original quote of this, which may
> be a paraphrase?
>
> "In the first three grades you learn to read, but from the fourth
> grade on you read to learn."
>
> Is there an original quote? Or did this spring up out of the ground
> full-formed?
>
> Thanks.
>
> Phalbe Henriksen
>
> P.S. This was found on
>
> http://www.southcoasttoday.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070913/PUB04/709130433/-1/rss34
>
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