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Best-selling author Jim Trelease will discuss “Reading Aloud: How to Raise a Reader” when he stops by Las Flores Middle School at 7 p.m. Friday. Admission is $5.

“American literacy scores are due in large part to the fact that two-thirds of our children don’t like to read,” Trelease said. “The desire . . . to read must be planted. The last 25 years of research shows that reading aloud to a child is the oldest, cheapest and most successful method of instilling that desire.”

The event is open to parents, teachers and the public. Las Flores Middle School is at 25862 Antonio Parkway. Information: Julie Evans, (949) 348-0451.