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messy early reader
Well my son was reading fluently in two languages by the time he started kindergarten, and my house is a hopeless mess. So that theory doesn't hold much weight with me. What makes people avid readers is still something of a mystery. I don't believe it has anything to do with habits, condition, or executive functions. If I were a brain ...
Posted to Family by julwat on February 27, 2009
The Prolem with the Article
Erica S. Perl, did a stack of comics fall on you as a small child? Why the arrogance in this article? Comics, as have been alluded to many times by other posters, have started many great readers. They have built a multitude of stupendous vocabularies. Yes, I am trying to show mine off. Getting down to brass tacks, the attitude presented ...
Posted to Family by danhenneke on July 24, 2008
Re: What is with all the lipstick?!
It's such a shame that some women don't feel beautiful without makeup. Clearly, the reviewer equates lipstick as a way to feel good about herself. I haven't read the book she reviewed, but I have to wonder if she has kids. It sounds like she has some fear about being a mother, fear that's common in women without kids. I had it. I remember. And ...
Posted to Culturebox by Kimberly MP on August 4, 2007