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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Former Elementary School Librarian here. The easiest thing any parent can do for their child is to simply read bedtime stories. Honestly. Start early and nurture a love to hear stories. Eventually, they will want to read on their own.
Parents who send their children to school and who do not promote education or reading at home will get what they get.
Reading a few short picture books at the end of the day is a simple way to bond with your child.[/quote]

Agree with this.

We really prioritized reading with our kid and she reads. We are also readers.

If we just left it to the school, she would have learned how to read but have little interest in it. Most of her friends barely read and the ones that do have a strong preference for graphic novels. Whereas DD will read a graphic novel now and then but she likes reading text. But reading comes very easily to her. She never struggled and reads well above grade level. I think some of that is innate (and the good fortune of no learning disorder). But some of it was the example we set -- reading to her, reading with her, reading on our own around her. Talking about books, taking her to the library and bookstores, etc. Helping her find books that matched her interests. Letting her read what she wanted and not forcing books on her.

I think it's kind of like when you see a kid who is a really good athlete and you think "oh wow he must be really naturally talented." And yes, to some extent he is. But then you learn both his parents were college athletes and his mom still runs marathons and his dad played soccer professionally for a bit. It's nature and nurture. It does not just happen independently. Well reading works that way too.[/quote]

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