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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Don't you read to your kids??? I'm flabbergasted at this.[/quote]

:roll: My 6 yr old reads to himself before going to bed.  Once the kid can read, why do you have to read to them?[/quote]

Hearing an adult read out loud teaches a child so much -- proper inflection, word emphasis and pronunciation, as well as more thoughtful interpretation of texts that a six year old could technically read by himself.

This is incredibly valuable to children long after they can read on their own.  I've often seen suggestions that parents (and teachers) read out loud to children all the way through the teen years.

Again, there is much more to reading than just technically reading the words on the page.  It's also about comprehension, interpretation and analysis -- not to mention synthesizing the text and drawing connections to other books and knowledge from other sources.  And using it as a launching point for questions and curiosity about all sorts of related (and unrelated) topics.  Having an adult on hand to talk with about these things once a day is priceless.

Plus, we've found it's also a great way to share a quiet experience with our child on a daily basis.  DC can (and does) read fluently for hours if given the time.  But relaxing and hearing us read out load is still a wonderful pre-bedtime ritual in our house.  YMMV.[/quote]

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