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   From: howl@dontemailme.com   
      
   In article , laro@idworld.net says...   
      
   >But some kids don't take to books naturally, they must be shown the   
   >benefits.   
      
   I raised five kids, and that was in the days   
   before Nintendo and the home computer. All   
   I had to compete with was TV - there were no   
   VCRs. But still it was a challenge to instill   
   any sort of reading desire in my kids, with   
   all the competition, even then, for their attention.   
   I didn't care what they read - as long as they   
   would read - even comic books if that was all   
   they could be made to read. But it was a   
   constant struggle. And so I don't know the   
   answer for today's kids with so many more   
   distractions, other than to say that at least   
   web site participation requires a modicum of   
   reading ability - and emailing encourages some   
   ability to type and spell effectively.   
      
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