Depending on the child you may be unable to avoid it before the age of six. As best I can remember, I taught myself to read by nagging my parents constantly ab

Depending on the child you may be unable to avoid it before the age of six. As best I can remember, I taught myself to read by nagging my parents constantly about what certain words were and how to spell them. This would have been around four years of age. I knew it was a secret adult code with mystical powers. And I wanted in real bad. I do wonder if the child simply wanting to learn to read is a factor. Perhaps some do not see any use in it, just misery. For me, while I was a quick learner compared to most, it still wasn't easy. I remember frustration and, because I was four or five, some literal tears. If I did not have a strong motivation, or if I had more difficulty with the concept, or if I had a really negative experience, would I have been more prone to developing a mental block of some kind, or an aversion to the effort?