Odd story about reading out loud.
When I was very young my brother and I were given a tape recorder by our mother so that we could practice our reading. It was great for pronunciation, and gave us confidence for reading aloud in the classroom. I still think that it would be a very good tool for...
Not familiar with the cat story, but I love recommendations for children's books as I have a granddaughter who just had her first birthday. We are only using hard books for now to avoid torn pages, but we READ.
Yes, Reading is Fundamental!
My own grandmother was a teacher. I grew up reading...