Dads and kids on board with reading -- and boat-building

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Dads and kids on board with reading -- and boat-building

ALEXANDRIA Back around 2002, Texas AgriLife Extension came up with something they called "Fathers Reading Every Day," or FRED.The idea was simple: get dads reading to their kids 15 minutes a day for two weeks, then 30 minutes a day for two weeks. Not only would it be good for the children (the positive impact of being read to has been long documented), but it would be good for the fathers, who studies have shown don't read as often with their k…