Reading more of a pleasure than a requirement for some teenagers


	Reading more of a pleasure than a requirement for some teenagers

thekay

8-2-2007 12:22 AM

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8-4-2007 3:44 PM

Amergin

Reading is a gift and a gateway for young minds.

8-4-2007 3:53 PM

skwirlinator

My daughter loves to read, my son not so much.

8-4-2007 4:09 PM

rvnurse2b

I have a house FULL of readers,ages 6-35.
My 13 yo dd refused to read because it was so hard for her at ps. Homeschool did wonders for her!

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