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Welcome to our new feature where we’ll post a few of our favorite quotes over the past week — whether they’re funny, useful or simply thought-provoking. Drop a comment below if you’ve seen something particularly noteworthy.

Judy Blume on getting older kids reading (via LATimes.com’s ‘Jacket Copy’)

Just leave the books strategically placed around the house and then occasionally say: ‘Oh no, you’re not reading that — you’re not ready for it yet.’

Claire Needell Hollander, a NYC public middle school teacher (via her New York Times Op-Ed)

We cannot enrich the minds of our students by testing them on texts that purposely ignore their hearts.

Neil Wagner on a new study showing simply pointing out letters on a page to preschoolers make better readers (via the Atlantic)

It starts small: pointing out letters and words on the pages, showing capital letters and showing that you read from left to right and top to bottom.

Carol H. Rasco, RIF’s president, on the state of literacy (via her post at WashingtonPost.com’s ‘Answer Sheet’)

We don’t just have an issue to solve. We have a movement to ignite.