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That is, at a very young age, the limiting factor on reading for many could be inability to focus close up rather than insufficient brain development.
After a few years, near vision is said to improve from the baseline, and so perhaps people who are destined for myopia get a head start.
Some people have, with apparent success, put it into practice by teaching their kids to read using extremely large print in the beginning.
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That is, at a very young age, the limiting factor on reading for many could be inability to focus close up rather than insufficient brain development.
After a few years, near vision is said to improve from the baseline, and so perhaps people who are destined for myopia get a head start.
Some people have, with apparent success, put it into practice by teaching their kids to read using extremely large print in the beginning.