When you were born in Ethiopia and are still working to get a firm grasp on English...
When everybody else you go to school with has been reading since they were young...
When the literature at your reading level is far below your maturity level, far below what interests you...
When sounding out words often leads to frustration and makes you feel dumb...
When picking up a book only reminds you of how far behind you are, and how much further ahead you wish you were...
When reading feels like an alienating experience instead of a unifying one...
These are the struggles my eight year old and eleven year old face everyday. We work hard in our family to make reading fun, even when it's hard, and to show our kids the potential for it to be fun.
But today I am reminded that sometimes reading is not fun.
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