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"My phone pings and it’s a message from my brother. Do we have an old white
dress my niece could borrow for a Book Week costume for school?
Book Week is upon us once again and all around Australia, family WhatsApp
groups are lighting up with similar requests from parents and carers of primary
school aged children.
Mothers are staring at cardboard boxes wondering how they can help their child
transform into a rainbow fish. Fathers are corralling children down the aisles
of Spotlight trying to find the costume section. Carers are asking children
about how they want to dress for the Book Week parade, and what’s needed to
complete the look.
In the scramble for costumes, which can add to the work of already stressed
parents and carers, the point of Book Week – for kids to fall in love with
reading – can get lost.
In fact, a vast body of research evidence shows what’s crucial to building a
love of reading is allowing children the time and freedom to read what
interests them."
Share and enjoy,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
