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To read, or not....
I was staying with a friend once, whose 8 y.o. son was reading well below where he ought to have been for his age.
They were having him read for 20 minutes a day in their presence. The kid fought them all the way around it. Their reason for 'forcing' him to read, was that it was important for him to improve in order to get better grades.
I explained to their son that improving his reading would allow him to read material that he WANTED to read. To this point, reading had simply been a chore for him. He couldn't even imagine that someone would read 'cause they wanted to!
It will be no surprise to you that the mother and father read less than maybe a couple of books a year, between them. They just don't get it.
If I couldn't read, you might just as well shoot me.
Growing up, we went to our Public Library every Friday night. I mean, reading was a given, still is.
When my dad passed away at 86, I had to return some books he was into to the library.
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