The previously mentioned 2016 national survey conducted by Scholastic found that only 17 percent of parents were still reading to their children after age nine.17 Was this because children didn’t want to be read to anymore? According to the report, 87 percent of children ages six through eleven said they liked being read to and wished their parents would continue. This incredible bonding experience between parent and child, teacher and student, should remain not only for enjoyment but also for all the reasons cited for why we read aloud. These include increasing vocabulary, introducing
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