They love pats, don’t judge and they let you go at your own pace – perfect for instilling confidence and letting kids associate pleasure with reading
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Tashi sits on the couch of a primary school library in Sydney with a seven-year-old student.
For the next 20 minutes, Harlow – a Bondi public school student – will read to her, sounding out words slowly and giggling at the pictures of Pig the Pug looking very stinky.