read from

read from (something)

To recite the words written down in or on something. I read from the Bible as a part of my brother's wedding. Try not to read directly from the page the whole time you're giving your speech.
See also: read
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

read from something

to read [aloud] from something in particular. I will now read from a book of poetry that I like very much. I like that poem very much. What are you reading from?
See also: read
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
See also:
  • read from (something)
  • read out
  • read
  • read along (with someone or something)
  • read for
  • read for (something)
  • read to
  • read to (one)
  • read back
  • like a book
References in periodicals archive
A typical day for Joe began with a sustained silent reading activity in which students were allowed to read from an extensive library of books at varying levels: children's magazines, comic books, and language-experience approach books.
Creating an environment for success
You should have the student read from at least three levels before assigning literature to the student from one level.
Polyphony. (Professional Resources)
Lastly the teacher will ask that student to read from the beginning of that sentence.
Use of precorrection strategies to enhance reading performance of students with learning and behavior problems
Do we empower our students to embrace literature in a personally meaningful way--do we foster a type of reading that liberates them to read from their own system of values and individual perspective--or do we reduce reading to a disciplined march into obedience and forced fealty?
RELIGION, POLITICS, and the Fear of Whole Language Education
For the purpose of one-to-one instruction, the skilled reader and student in each reading session were seated side by side at a table so that they could read from the same book.
USING PAIRED READING TO HELP ESL STUDENTS BECOME FLUENT AND ACCURATE READERS
The information might well assist pupils to use this as background content to understand better what will be read from a basal or library book.
Reading and Vocabulary Development