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Less than half of fathers regularly read bedtime stories to their children,researchhas suggested.
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Some 42% of fathers said they were bedtime story readers, comparedwith 76% of mothers,a poll of 2,207 adults for the National Year of Reading found.But 60% of fathers blamed long hours and stress.
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Television was children's most common presleep activity Children's Secretary Ed Balls said reading opened doors to everything.
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Boys areconsistently outperformed by girls when it comes to reading.
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Last year 87% of girls reached the required standard of reading at the end of primary school,compared with 81% of boys.
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Recent research for the National Literacy Trust suggested three-quarters of children were encouraged to read by their mother, but only a half said the same of their father.
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