In a way it is a nice parallel to the old saying that we tend to
parent the way we were 'parented' (excuse the wording) unless we
become very conscious of doing it differently. So, perhaps the
reading styles of many middle-class ( and maybe others) parents
mainly reflects way they were taught to read as children.
I write this primarily from my own experience as a teacher and parent.
Cary Buzzelli
Indiana U.-Bloomington
cbuzzell who-is-at indiana.edu