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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Fewer kids regularly read or write for pleasure, and I'd imagine that explains some of it. Independent reading lends itself to a greater range of general knowledge, better critical thinking skills, a larger vocabulary, and better language and communication skills.[/quote]

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I have a college Freshmen at an Ivy and he reads all of the time—always has. Recently we were in a waiting room together and adults kept commenting they were so impressed he was reading an actual book while waiting.  He reads a lot of non-fiction, history, Russian lit, and he had to read a ton of novels in HS. I 100% think that’s why he scored so high on standardized tests and is excelling in courses- already won an award this year w/ $ attached. When he was home over break- he was reading —my dad was a voracious reading and when he passed away he took a lot of his books. [/quote]

^ same. My kid was at a Catholic HS and very well prepared for T-10. He is crushing it this first year. Highest grade in 2 courses and his first college paper had glowing reviews (he screenshotted the comments- very strong paper! Excellent!). He wouldn’t even use grammerly or chatgpt just to check grammar in college essays—very paranoid and too honest. He learned to write well in HS and they had to do the bulk of in class so no AI, etc. [/quote]

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