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Pros And Cons Of Adults Reading Aloud

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Looking at the statistics presented on page 1 of Trelease, we see a steady decline in pleasure reading bringing in fourth grade until 12th grade where they found that only 19% read for pleasure. Reading aloud is the single most important activity for building knowledge for success in reading and promoting a love for reading (p. 4). The question then is can we as a society promote adults reading aloud to their children on a daily or weekly basis? One of the reaponses I have seen/heard when asked why their parents didn't read aloud to them has been that they couldn't afford books. One of the girls I work with is about to have a baby. She has been so adamant about asking people for old children books so she can read to her baby before he's born
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