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Show tie boys don't see many males reading and consequently conse-quently don't attach enough Importance to the skill. Some families take regular regu-lar trips to the community library. Reading specialists suggest that you let your preschool pre-school child choose books. Don't do it for him. And don't force him to finish the book. After all, you don't read every word of every book you begin to read, do you? Words of advice from reading experts on first attempt to read alo to you frorn a school bcT Be an attentive and listener. Make it a happy occasion, not a drill' session, if Susan misses " word, don't interrupt to cor rect her. But do tell her u she asks what a word is ' K you get alarmed abou lack of reading PTOgnssl don't snap at Susan or make her feel that she's -dunb Talk it out with her teacher okay? School Ts and 3yi Home 4t J Dr. Daryl J. McCarty Executive Secretary Utah Education Association That box of Frosted Flakes may provide brain food for your child. "Tony the Tiger" and those other cartoon characters charac-ters on cereal boxes may provide the first reading lesson les-son for little Susan or Tim. Your small child may b sitting at the breakfast table one morning and ask you, between be-tween mouthsful of toast and jelly, what a printed word on the cereal box says. When you answer, the child may have taken the first step in learning one of life's most important skills - - reading. read-ing. You can do a lot to help your offspring get ready foi reading before they're old enough for school. For one thing, you could read ' aloud to your child. Another way to show them reading is important: Let the children see you reading often. Especially Dad. Why Dad? Teachers tell me many more boys have difficulty dif-ficulty in learning to read than girls. Why? One explanation expla-nation I've heard Is that lit- |