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* Phonics based * 108 easy lessons * 3 lessons per week * Less than 30 minutes a day * Fully scripted * Christian content * Original stories and poems * Introduction to punctuation and capitalization * Hands-on activities * Writing and drawing activities * Homeschool family tested * 512 pages
Reading is one of the most important fundamental skills that children learn. Unfortunately, many children still struggle to read proficiently, leaving parents to seek alternative educational environments and educators to seek innovative teaching methods. With that in mind, seasoned reading specialist Rita Wirtz shares a commonsense, time-tested reading guide that offers a step-by-step approach for successfully instructing the fundamentals of reading to readers of all ages. Wirtz, a language arts and reading specialist who has taught at all levels for forty years, presents mini-lessons that focus on basic phonics instruction, proven strategies, and specific skills to help students • recognize words; • increase reading speed and fluency; • build and boost vocabulary; • correct basic reading errors and difficulties; and • build confidence as readers. Reading Champs provides fundamental building blocks and success secrets for any parent, tutor, and teacher with an aspiration to transform struggling readers into reading champions.
“Sight-Reading Made Easy” is a vintage guide to sight reading for the piano. “Sight reading” refers to reading and performing of a piece of music notation that the performer has not seen before. With concise instructions and many helpful tips, this volume contains simple piano sheet music that is ideal for budding pianists wishing to learn this invaluable skill. Contents include: “Quick Test in Reading Intervals (Playing by 'Feel')”, “Sixths”, “Sevenths and Octaves”, “Hold On!”, “Left Hand Plays a Tune”, “Step Lively!”, “Look at the Time”, “'Out' and 'in' (Extension and Contraction)”, “Imitation and Syncopation”, “Over and Under”, “A Short Rest”, “What Have We Here?”, “Change Places!”, etc. Many vintage books such as this are increasingly scarce and expensive. It is with this in mind that we are republishing this volume now in an affordable, modern, high-quality edition complete with a specially commissioned new introduction on the history of the piano.
SPEED READING IS A GIFT THAT YOU CAN GIVE TO YOURSELF You may know people who are able to read a newspaper in a few minutes, flip through yet thoroughly absorb a book in an hour, or effortlessly finish skimming a report before you even suspected they were done. Quite possibly you have thought that these people were born with a natural talent for speed reading that you do not possess. Nothing could be further from the truth. Speed reading actually consists of a series of simple skills that can be mastered and applied by anyone willing to take the short time and minimal effort needed to master these so-called “secrets” and “tricks.” Now they are no longer either secret or tricky—but completely comprehensible and available in the finest speed reading guide on the market today— SPEED READING MADE EASY “Readable and persuasive.”—Cleveland Plain Dealer “An excellent, self-improvement manual...by a specialist.”—Los Angeles Times “Examples and self-applicable tests are provided every step of the way...Even the reader who thinks his speed and grasp adequate will benefit.”—Saturday Review Syndicate “It is possible for anybody to read faster with increased pleasure and profit.”—San Francisco Call-Bulletin
Here's a James Bond-type skill every snoop should be familiar with ( "listen in" on conversations you can't hear! Find out what deals are being made over seemingly casual lunches. Eavesdrop to your heart's content. Videotape now, translate later. Learn secrets ( secretly! Now you can say "I heard it first," even before you hear it. The author taught thousands of people to read lips. His easy-to-use, step-by-step, illustrated method enables you to become a creative spy in just a few short lessons.
Learn to Read: A Magical Site Words and Phonics Activity Book This book is perfect for kids of all ages who want to learn to read and write in a fun and magical way! The book contains over 40 sight words that kids learn through the image of the word as opposed to sounding letters out. These words make up almost half of most children's books which results in a much easier experience learning other words. It also includes word recognition drills along with fun puzzles and games using magical creatures like unicorns, mermaids and dinosaurs. The Book Contains: Premium matte cover design Printed on high quality 60# interior stock Perfectly sized at 8.5" x 11"
Reading Made Easy with Blend Phonics for First Grade was first published in 1980 by Hazel Logan Loring, who had taught it for many years in her first grade classes. It features instruction in directional guidance, which helps prevent reversals in reading. It has also proven very valuable in helping older students with reading problems. The accompanying Blend Phonics Fluency Drills were written by Mr. Donald L. Potter to help students to develop high levels of decoding fluency (accuracy and speed). The Fluency Drills have proven particularly valuable in helping struggling readers to overcome the whole-word guessing habit and improve reading efficiency.
Packed with interactive exercises and engaging activities 'French Made Easy' strengthens your child's learning and understanding in areas such as how to spell, perfect pronounciation and grammar so they really master the language.
