Children who spend more time reading with their parents have a greater chance of becoming better readers than those who don't. With help from their parents, children can learn techniques to improve their reading skills. 

"A lot of parents think after their child learns to read, they should stop reading to them," Donna George said. "They are sadly mistaken." 

George offers her services to parents at the Title I Learning Centers. She said reading aloud to children may be the most valuable thing parents can do. "It is better for children to hear things at a higher level than where they are," George said. "Parents are their child's first teacher." Parents help their children build listening, phonics , comprehension and vocabulary skills when they read aloud to them. 

Before parents can identify reading problems, they should escape the enemy----television and limit the time their children spend watching television. George suggested not allowing kids to have a TV in their bedrooms, setting a schedule of when kids can watch or keeping a list of how many programs children watch. Louise Joiners said while her 14-year-old daughter and 10-year-old son enjoy reading, the television sometimes becomes a _ . So she tries to build the situation by suggesting books the entire family will enjoy reading together, like the Harry Potter series. 

Parents who do not read themselves should not depend on their children being enthusiastic about it. If parents would read to their children at least 15 minutes every day, children would not have so many problems in school. It is the parents' job to help build that desire in their children, and of course to know what kind of books to read is also important. QUESTIONS:

Q1:
1. If one wants to improve a child's reading skills, who should they read with?
2. Who helps children improve their reading skills?
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Q2:
1. What skill can parents help their children improve?
2. What do kids get better at with the help of their parents?
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Q3:
1. Is it beneficial for parents to continue reading books to their children once they know how to read?
2. Should parents keep reading with their children once they are capable of reading on their own?
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Q4:
1. What is Donna's family name?
2. State the last name of Donna.
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Q5:
1. Where does Donna George work?
2. What is Donna George's employer?
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Q6:
1. What number of skills do children build when their mom or dad reads out loud to them?
2. How many skills does a parent reading out loud help a child develop?
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Q7:
1. What does Donna George label as an enemy?
2. What or who is an adversary according to Donna George?
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Q8:
1. What room should children not have access to a television in?
2. Where in the house should there not be TVs for kids?
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Q9:
1. What book series is fun for the whole family?
2. What series of novels is good to read for everyone in the family?
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Q10:
1. How much time per day should parents spend reading to their children?
2. How long should a parent read to their kid over the course of a day?
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