[NorthMountain]

One does not learn to read in college. One learns to read much earlier than that.

I used to see a bumper sticker: "If you can read this, thank a teacher".

Hmmm ... If you say so ...

Then I saw: "If you can read this, thank a teacher. If you can read this in English, thank a veteran"

Hmmmmm ... OK.

Thanks, Dad!

[aspasia]

What they don’t tell you! You can teach your four year-old child to learn to read a foreign language before they learn English (English will come by osmosis).

[aspasia]

One does not learn to read in college.

Here's my take on this. To learn a skill, you need a leader. For example, to excel in a sport, with an instrument, or with a craft, you need a master. This is true with language and literature. The little kid learns to read because Dad knows how to read. The poet Dante picked Vergil. There is a famous quote by Tarkovsky who directed the masterpiece "The Sacrifice" during his last remaining days. Tarkovsky himself, the master, is saying, "I'm looking for a teacher." I have to tell you, a teacher turns you around to see with new eyes.