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Doug Lemov on Reading

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How to Persuade Your Kids to Read Good Texts

Reading to kill a mocking bird aloud to my kids is one of the reasons why when they are faced with more difficult texts in high school and in college, they will be willing to persevere. Reading used to be a reflective exercise, long and deep meditation, was you alone with a book. But increasingly for students, it must be constantly interrupted. The average person checks their selphone every hundred and 20 times a day. Iam sure for young people it's ten times that. And i even find that with myself. You know, hi struggle to maintain my concentration because i don't maintain my concentration as consistently when i read.

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