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Dec 2023
31m 41s

How to Inspire Your Kids to Love Reading

ABC NEWS | CHARLIE GIBSON, KATE GIBSON
About this episode
When we first began the podcast, our main goal was to inspire more folks to read. But we also talked about how we might offer content to help parents inspire their kids become life long readers. It isn’t easy, and there is no magic bullet, but we have some of the best of the best to tell us how to do it and why it’s so important. Emma Lee is the Associate Di ... Show More
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