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Read-alouds can foster thoughtful dialogue and spirited debate, as children begin to voice opinions, challenge assumptions, and reflect more deeply on their thinking.

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Reading aloud to kids helps their vocabulary and comprehension. These are skills we continue to build all through our lives.

For instance, the Mouse is a killer shot in the first half, but he fires a bullet through his colleague’s head by mistake in the second. The Mouse also has a letter read out aloud to him by a little ...

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