See, my teacher gave this to me when I was a little girl, just about your age, and I promise you, I grew up to love reading.
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Melissa: Um, can reading feel just, like, a little tough sometimes?
Mya: A lot of tough.
Melissa: Oh, yeah. You know what? For me, too.
Mya, surprised: Really?
Melissa: Yeah, yeah. But I found some tricks over the years to help make it easier.
Melissa opens a book.
Melissa: Like, look. You see the beginning of each of the words is highlighted? That helps make sense out of the whole word minestrone. See, the story’s about a little girl who, um, had to read things a few times til they made sense. And sometimes, some of the other kids would make fun of her. But at the end, she figures out that it doesn’t matter how fast or slow you read. Reading’s about having fun.
Mya smiles.]
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