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Website-Reading Just Fantasy?

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In this article published in the Washington Post, Lucy Calkins and Richard Allington offer advice for parents who ask, "How do I engage my reluctant reader in reading?" and "What if my child only wants to read fantasy?"

We thought we might link to this article in our parent newsletters or run it off to hand out during parent teacher conference.

Here's is their advice:

http://voices.washingtonpost.com/answer-sheet/reading/in-the-age-of-twilight-kids-wh.html



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