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You’re thinking of teaching a child to read. What a great idea! Now all you need is exactly the right blueprint. This easy-to-follow book is written with two people in mind; you, and the child you’re thinking of teaching. Mother and children’s reading specialist Tracey Wood gives you all the down-to-earth, honest information you need to give a child a happy, solid start with reading. Teaching Kids to Read For Dummies is for parents of young children who want to give their kids a head start by teaching them to read before they enter school or to supplement their children’s school instruction, as well as teachers and caregivers of young children. Filled with hands-on activities that progress a child from sounds to words to sentences to books, this friendly guide shows you how to: Prepare a child to read Sharpen his listening skills Correct her errors graciously Choose the right books Have kids read out loud Find help if you need it Whether the child you want to teach is two or twelve; fast paced or steady; an absolute beginner or someone who’s begun but could use a little help, this empathetic book shows you how to adapt the simple, fun activities to your child’s individual needs. You’ll see how to make activities age appropriate, how to add more challenge or support, and how to make gender allowances if that’s relevant. Plus, you’ll discover how to: Lay the foundation for good reading skills Tell the difference between a reading delay and a reading problem Help your child build words from letters and sounds, advance to short and long vowel words, and conquer syllables and silent letters Select entertaining workbooks, recycle them, and make up your own reading activities Get your child ready for sentences Keep your child reading — with others or on his own Complete with lists of word families, phonics rules, and reading resources, Teaching Kids to Read For Dummies will help you make learning fun for your child as he or she develops this critical skill!
According to the American Academy of Pediatrics, children introduced to reading early on tend to excel in school compared to children who are not exposed to language and books at a young age. While the building blocks of literacy begin at infancy, a child as young as 3 years old has the ability to read basic words and short sentences. According to the National Institute for Literacy, researchers have found strong evidence that children can learn reading and writing in their earliest years, long before they go to school. Is your child interested in learning his or her ABCs? Does your child play with books and interact with you and the story while being read to? The most important factor in determining whether your child is ready to learn to read is his or her enthusiasm for learning. If your child has begun to express an interest in reading, this book will provide you with the tools for teaching him or her the basics of phonics and promoting a love for reading -- one of the best gifts a parent can offer a child. How to Teach Your Preschooler to Read In 30 Days addresses some basic questions you might have about the benefits of reading as a preschooler, the keys for teaching a child to read, and the tools and supplies you need to create an effective classroom in your home. This book provides lesson plans for a four-week instruction program. You will begin by introducing a set of preliminary sounds and letters and incorporating these letters into games. Once your child has mastered these words, you can teach him or her more complex sounds and words, and your child will begin to construct simple sentences. This book includes short stories you can use to continue your child's reading instruction after completing the four-week program. Games, visual cues, and role-playing -- the main means of learning for children ages 3 to 5 --provide an entertaining environment in which your child can perform his or her best. This book also addresses how babysitters and other caregivers can help teach your child to read and shows you how to create a reading record book so caregivers can provide you with proper feedback on the progress your child made while you were away. This book also addresses how to speak with teachers about your child's reading abilities upon entering school to ensure he or she continues learning. We spent hundreds of hours interviewing early childhood development educators and parents who shared their tips and advice for not only teaching your child how to read, but also instilling a lifelong love of words in their hearts. In a world where a college degree is becoming the new high school diploma, make sure your child is keeping up with the times by establishing his or her literacy at an early age with this helpful book.
"A solid resource to help teachers understand the basic foundation for literacy development through guided reading in the primary grade." —Patti Ulshafer, first-grade teacher Develop successful readers with these strategies for before, during, and after reading. In Teaching Kids to Read, Gail Saunders-Smith describes the cognitive processes of emergent readers and provides educators with clear guidelines for promoting reading comprehension with small groups of young learners. A variety of exercises included helps children to locate, record, retrieve, and manipulate information from texts while enabling teachers to measure how students respond in oral, written, graphic, and three-dimensional forms. Topics covered include: Aliteracy Coaching statements Elements of craft False positive readers Fresh text Guided reading Instructional practice Metacognition Phonemic awareness Self-monitoring Shared reading Sight words Study skills Teacher talk Workable words and more!
Learning to read and write is the most important skill a child needs to acquire-everything else they do in life depends on it, including their school and tertiary studies and their future employment. In 2011, Australia will have a National Curriculum for the first time and the first and most vital component will be teaching literacy using phonics-an easy-to-follow visual system that went out of fashion in the 1980s but is now back with a bang. Phonics will be the preferred method of teaching reading in the new National Curriculum. Fay Tran's TEACHING KIDS TO READ is the first book to explain how ordinary Australian parents with no teaching background themselves can use this method to teach their kids how to read. It will also bring phonics to the generation of teachers who missed out on phonics during the 'reading wars' of the 1980s and 1990s. Friendly, clear instructions are accompanied by case studies that illustrate the amazing transformations to kids' confidence and learning that are possible using this method. While phonics is especially powerful for children with learning difficulties, Fay Tran's book applies equally well to children of all capabilities. Passionately argued, TEACHING KIDS TO READ is not only an essential handbook for every Australian parent and teacher, but also a compelling manifesto for a literate Australia.
Reveals the phonic program by which preschoolers as young as two begin reading at the Sidney Ledson Institute for Intellectual Advancement (see www.sidneyledsoninstitute.com). This light-hearted, yet scientifically advanced, method permits parents, schoolteachers and even babysitters to quickly teach children of all ages to read.
Welcome To The Reading Kids Storybook Series! Many parents love to read to their little ones during bedtime, but what about when it's the other way round - your little one reading out loud to you? What joy that would create! This is exactly what this book is intended for - to aid your little one read out to you loud and fluently. Some parents have the tendency to limit their young children saying "They are too young and therefore cannot read". The truth is there is no limit to how far your child can read, no matter how young they are- even babies can read - yes babies, if only you let them! That is the reason for this book- to guide your young one " To Read." About This Book Join Joyanne as she tells of what she does with each member of her family. Welcome To The Reading Kids Storybook Series! This helps to build her personality and causes her to love her family even more. Can you tell of what you with members of your family? About The Author Solange Enow Njoh is a Swiss Based Today Bestselling Author of I Love My Family - a children's book designed to teach young learners how to read. She holds a degree in English Language and a diploma in Early Childhood Education. Solange is a teacher, a mother, a wife, a Theater Performer and a lover of kids, but she also loves to sing and participates in talk shows including Talk About Love. She gives lessons to young learners and also to adults in need of reading skills. Her strong Passion to teach and to be around kids causes her to bring out the best in young children thus helping them to read no matter how young they are. She sees kids as intelligent and full of potentials including the ability to read which should be unlocked in them right now through reading this book - I Love My Family .
In this book, the award-winning author of the How Do I Teach This Kid? series presents simple instructional strategies for developing early literacy skills in young children with autism.
This guide shows parents how to help their children develop into skilled and motivated readers. The guide contains sections on (1) how to prepare a child for reading success, long before lessons begin; (2) how to use children's literature to promote learning and enjoyment; (3) why combining book experiences and phonics is better than either approach alone; (4) ways to use writing to enhance a child's reading progress; (5) why reading aloud is so important; and (6) which books to use with a child and where to find them. The guide includes easy-to-use record-keeping and lesson plan forms. A bibliography of suggested books organized by reading level and a list of 33 references is included. (NKA)
A stand-alone book for teaching a preschooler how to read. The method used is synthetic phonics. Reading instruction in most schools is in disarray, with the result that two-thirds of students never become proficient readers (this according to the the US government publication The Nation's Report Card). Why take a chance with your own child? Do the job yourself; many parents before you have done so successfully. All you need is this guide. With minor adjustments, this book can easily be adapted in order to teach reading to older students, homeschoolers, and even other adults.
