Learning to read and learning by reading

The 9th-century Persian polymath Muhammad ibn Zakariya al-Razi, also known Rasis, teaching about cosmetics, Avignon, Bibliotheque Municipale, 1019 (circa 1250 AD, Paris)

Learning to read and learning by reading are not the same thing. In the first case, the objective is to learn how to read. Developing this skill is what learning to read is all about. It…