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Bookmark or Share- Books about Lawyers or Judges - DCUM WeblogMy daughter is considering a career in law as a freshman in college. I advised her to read a few books (biographies, autobiographies) about lawyers or judges as one step in her research.
- the Atlantic: The Elite College Students Who Can't Read BooksStarting in middle school. My now high school kid tells me that lots of kids find hacks not to read them and still get the assignments done. But I have always made sure my kid is reading the books assigned in school and he and his younger siblings also have reading requirements over the summer and during the school year.
- the Atlantic: The Elite College Students Who Can't Read BooksAnonymous wrote:My kid goes to a well regarded MCPS HS and read two books for English total last year. She says they mostly just read excerpts, like the article says. Makes my head explode. And yes, I encourage her to read on her own but she has no love for it, despite my nightly reading to her from infancy until mid-elementary school.
- Is it on parents to teach kids to read? - DCUM WeblogMy kids all read CVC words and BOB book type books at 3 or 4. They're doing well in later grades now. They also played a ton and we didn't do preschool until 4. Reading was just part of the things I did with them. Early school-led reading might be an issue, but I wouldn't dissuade parents from noting signs of literacy and following them.
- If your kid loves Dory Fantasmagory, what other books ... - DCUM WeblogThe Magic Treehouse books she can read and comprehend independently, but doesn't seem to enjoy them. Ramona she really likes, but needs adult support to fully comprehend. She can't just lie around in bed and read Ramona on her own like she can with Dory.
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