Mfw no rng <| sep |> Yeah , I wouldn ' t call BS on it , but I would call BS on that being necessary or normal . I got a perfect grade on the 4 th grade MCAS . I was in the advanced reading groups during elementary school , starting in first grade . I don ' t say this to brag , but just to say by any objective standard , I was proficient for my age at readingwriting . And I never could read before I got to school and was taught in 1 st grade . And I didn ' t read anything of length until 2 nd grade . By the end of 2 nd grade , I was reading Harry Potter and other lengthy children ' s books , but before I got to school , I couldn ' t read and I ' m pretty sure almost none of my peers could as well . So I totally call BS on it being abnormal for a young kid not to be able to read . None of my peers were language delayed , none had a first language other than English , some did come from wealthy parents and most were from middle class homes . Kids learn really quickly .