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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I still read to my eleven-yeard-old for a half hour or so every night once she is in bed. She insists on it. Then she reads for an hour or so by herself before she falls asleep.[/quote] THIS. The kid who has a parent read aloud for 30 minutes a day AND then reads to themselves will have excellent reading/verbal skills. Most of the very best readers (which often correlates with being a good writer as well) come from homes where they were read [u]aloud[/u] to for extended periods, starting very young and continuing through elementary school. If you value reading aloud, your kid will learn to value reading. If you do the minimum when it comes to reading aloud, you are showing your kid that reading is not a priority. [/quote] Exactly this -- because you know there is only one way to do things and one way to learn![/quote]
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