A single slide from Through the Magic Door setting a context for parents, children and reading in a larger world of community, friends, school, and general culture which may not always be supportive of individual reading.

1. Parental Navigation In trying to build a reading culture, parents are helping steer their children through numerous external obstacles that threaten a reading culture. Cultural Environment Family Community Friends School Creation Security Freedom Autonomy Hierarchy Power Testable Results Commercial Success Focus/Issues: Varient Values Distracting Media Gangs Focus on Compliance Time Constraints Fragmented Inconsistency Corrosive Examples Media, Politics, etc. Normal Assortative Behavior Parents Children Desired Life Outcomes Bullying Parents w/o Similar Values Money and Celebrity Peer Pressure Facts not Knowledge/ Wisdom Reading as a staff, tool, and refuge © Through the Magic Door 1

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