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The best talk around a story book,” says Nonnie Lesuax, associate professor at the Harvard Graduate School of Education, takes the story as “a point of departure.” Exploratory, investigative discussions that evolve between parents and children, Lesaux says, are central to higher-level literacy learning. “One of the hallmarks of kids who have a good vocabulary is that they can talk about things that are not in the present,” she adds. Pappano.L. The Power of Family Conversation. Harvard Education Letter 5/6 2008 This Wiki has been compiled as a result of collaboration with the **aim of boosting reading within Middle School. //Reading 4 Meaning// is the most important, significant factor that young adolscents need to embrace. Hopefully you'll find within this material useful strategies to apply, to lift your sons and daughters achievements.** Our school is Utahloy International School in Guandhouz and happy to share this with you as a resource.Jonathan Kelly (Head of Middle School) (Thanks to all the on-going contributors who have made this possible.Special thanks to Vince our experienced English teacher, first of the block, Jane our Reading Recovery expert, EAL with lots of strategies and Languages to be first to recognize usefulness and application of this appropriately for Mother Tongue applications and YOU..to continue to supply relevant sources and not forgetting importantly Judy our charismatic librarian. Last of which Elaine our Head of School who's forsight to come up with strategies was identified.)