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IELTS Essay: Some parents need to spend time on reading or telling stories to children, wh...

Prompt

Some parents need to spend time on reading or telling stories to children, while others think children can read through a variety of sources, such as book, TV and Internet by themselves. Discuss both these views and give your own opinion.

#parenting roles#literacy development#media diversity#parental involvement#child independence

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Band 7 → 9 — Band 7 argues for one approach; Band 9 synthesizes that parental reading builds foundations while diverse media allows independent exploration, and both are necessary at different developmental stages.

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Key concepts in this essay

Language development through shared reading
Critical consumption of diverse media sources
Balance between guided and independent learning

Pitfalls the model essay avoids

Treating parental reading and independent media consumption as opposites rather than complementary
Not addressing the research on parent-child reading (bonding, language development) vs self-directed learning
Ignoring quality—some sources (books vs internet junk) are better than others

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