According to research in a study where they got Mum's from a wide variety of backgrounds - socio-economic, working, stay at home, races, etc to record themselves reading to their kids over a week. What the researchers found from the transcripts was for the kids who weren't achieving at a high level at school, their Mum's viewed bedtime reading as a quietening down activity and shushed their kids whenever they tried to talk about the book or make connections to their own lives from the book.
The achieving kids, on the the other hand, sometimes didn't finish reading the book with their Mum because there was so much discussion happening.
It would be safe to assume then that discussion helps the kids to become critical thinkers, make connections and get deeper meaning from the book rather than passively listening.Something to think about...
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