Count me in as another one who constantly heard, "Oh that one is a little advanced for you dear, perhaps you'd like this one instead?"
Seriously? Kids are more astute and capable than we give them credit for. Sure there were some books that may have been a bit trudgy for me, but give me the right to try it out, eh? Some books people were amazed that I read, and liked.
I think the difference was, I filtered out all the people who gasped that that one was too hard, or boring, or whatnot. I do the same for my children. We homeschooled for a little while, (they all go to school now though) and during those years, people would sometimes amazed in wonderment that I could "get them to learn" or teach them that learning is fun.
Who had to teach them? It already is fun. They just had fewer people who could run interference and say oooo that is too hard.
Same for reading. It's fun and it's not hard. It's a gateway to the world. I learn all kinds of new words and terms daily, just reading stuff on line and in books.
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