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absolutely this — my son also pulls his socks all the way up to his knees like he’s about get on the train to boarding school, just like the boys in the illustrations 😅

I grossly underestimated the effect that reading the Chronicles of Narnia to my daughter would have on her vocabulary. (She also listens to the audiobooks every night as she goes to sleep.) Because now I have a four year old saying things like:

"I couldn't possibly get up."

"I suppose you could do that."

"This is awfully squished."

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This is also an argument for not writing down to a child’s level. There needs to be some balance, though. Don’toverly frustrate a child learning to read!

What suggestions do you have for bringing young readers up without making your prose too hard for the independent reader?

I grossly underestimated the effect that reading the Chronicles of Narnia to my daughter would have on her vocabulary. (She also listens to the audiobooks every night as she goes to sleep.) Because now I have a four year old saying things like:

"I couldn't possibly get up."

"I suppose you could do that."

"This is awfully squished."

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