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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I m Asian and read to my kid at home.

Mostly reading are in our mother tongue . If it’s English book, I even explain to DS in my native language. He really start English when he s in kindergarten. He s now in grade 4 with advanced score in English. ( and math, of course)

Not sure what actually helps. We didn’t t try to have him read English books, but we did a lot of multi language lessens  ( learn Chinese , learn My native language) [/quote]
It's not what you read to your kid, but just that you are interacting with them at a level beyond feeding and clothing.

Studies have shown that the more verbal interaction you have with  your child (not the yelling kind), the better they do in school.

We read to our kids (in English because my mother's native language is more foreign to me) from a young age, since they were babies. Obviously, they had no clue what we were reading, but it was the verbal interaction, pointing to the pictures, that increased their vocabulary.

My kids were reading well above grade level by the time they hit Ker.  One was reading chapter books by aged 4. DC loved books. The library was one of their favorite places. We have spent a lot of time at libraries and used book stores.

I believe it is a combination of nurture and nature.

I am Asian American; my parents never read to me. They were poor immigrants from a family of farmers with very little education. I do recall that I was an advanced reader, though. [/quote]

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