Testing may damage children's love of reading: authors Lauren Child, Kate DiCamillo
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Subject: Testing may damage children's love of reading: authors Lauren Child, Kate DiCamillo Sun May 21, 2017 12:32 am
Two of the world's best loved children's authors say parents and teachers risk stifling children's early reading pleasure by pushing them onto books they dislike or are aimed at building academic success.
Reading should be about escape, relaxation and enjoyment and never cast as a chore, says Lauren Child, author of Charlie and Lola and the spoof girl detective series Ruby Redfort.