Don’t knock kids for rereading books. Encourage them to read, full stop | Andrew McCallum

A report that claims returning to old favourites such as Jeff Kinney stalls ‘progress’ misunderstands what reading is about

I get as frustrated as the next parent when my children appear unable to move on to reading pastures new. Dav Pilkey’s Captain Underpants books are hugely entertaining but surely there’s no reason to read the complete collection, volumes 1-12, for the seventh time?

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