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Read-together book for parents to share with their children

(16/12/2008)

According to a report by Booktrust, daily reading aloud with children has decreased over the last two years. In 2006, 43% of parents with young children read to them daily, but this figure dropped to 33% in 2008. Lack of time, tiredness and a preference for television were given as the main reasons for this decrease. The study also claimed that "the average four- to five-year-old spends twice as long watching TV than reading with parents." This fact is of great concern to experienced teacher ... [more]

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