Originally Posted by JenT
... like you are a horse with blinders on...
Good analogy.

Parents may wish to talk with their kids when reading at home, about developing reading habits such as skimming ahead for inflection, and having an internal conversation about what they are reading (making connections to other things they know, asking themselves questions, hypothesizing about what may happen next, etc). This may be especially important if these skills are not being introduced and developed at school.