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By Wayne Parker, About.com Guide to Fatherhood since 2002

How Fathers Can Help Their Children Read

Monday April 10, 2006
Helping your child become and remain a capable, life-long reader is one of the best things you can do as a dad long-term. Find out ways that dads help their children learn to read and to keep reading.

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April 10, 2006 at 11:27 am
(1) Denise says:

One more tip: Enjoy reading yourself. Not just reading the same books as kids or enjoying reading aloud to your child (that’s fun too), but also reading something just for you, just for fun. This modeling goes a long way in reinforcing your ‘Reading is fun!’ statements.

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