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Miss Foley's letter Commandment 4 |
Commandment 4 What to do: MAKE READING—ORAL AND SILENT—A BUILT-IN ART OF THE DAILY LIFE OF YOUR CHILDREN. Why: Interest building again. We rarely can travel the world as we would like, or talk with all the exciting people we would like to meet. But when we read we have the opportunities of kings; we can lead a thousand lives. Reading will civilize your children, give them ideals and values, stimulate their imagination, and furnish them with materials for thought, speech and writing. How: Surround your children with books. Encourage relatives to buy books for gifts (the teacher will give you good lists; see below for others.) (2) (3) Be sure every member of the family has a library card and uses it. Even if it’s a simple one, see that there is a bookcase in each child’s room—his bookcase. Get hold of a family encyclopedia if you possibly can. Even the inexpensive ones offered in chain store installments have worlds to offer. Try to have at least one child’s periodical coming into your home. Read aloud to your children and get them to read aloud. It takes courage to maintain a family circle in these days, but you can do it if you start early enough and develop respect for each other. Read yourself. Be seen using encyclopedias and other references as casually as you use the cold water faucet. And it’s catching to see one of your favorite parents curled up in a cozy corner with a good book. Use that family bulletin board for good quotations from reading, suggestions for articles or stories that shouldn’t be missed. |
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