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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Lifestyle
Bridget Phillipson

Voices: I learned the power of reading on my grandad’s knee – now I’m passing it on

Parents are children's first teachers. Long before a child sets foot in a classroom, it’s at home that their language takes shape, their curiosity begins to grow, and their imagination starts to stretch.

For me, that imagination was sparked by books. When I was young, my grandad gave me book after book to read – from the days when he would bounce me on his knee, right up to my final year of university.

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