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[quote=Anonymous]OP: I’ll go against the grain and say that I’m not sure that with youngish still kids who aren’t naturally good readers you’re doing things wrong. Growing up, my brothers didn’t like to read, because it was hard for them. I think in my older brothers case, he probably had some kind of mild LD. My parents (both big readers) weren’t sure what to do with them (and didn’t raise them any differently than me and I was and am a voracious reader). After awhile, they ultimately forced reading time because they were reading at/below grade level, particularly in terms of sped/fluency. Well, at around 14-15 for both of them, they suddenly started to enjoy reading right when they got “good” at it. Like, once it was easy, they could get into the stories (just like they always had been for books read aloud). Both still read for fun 20+ years post-leap. For one of my brothers, the leap triggered a huge academic turn around and ultimately lead to great career success: Now in the c-suite of a major advertising firm making well into the 7 figures a year. [/quote]

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