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Pub. Date
2020.
Description
Longtime elementary school teacher Kim Jocelyn Dickson believes every child begins kindergarten with a lunchbox in one hand and an "invisible toolbox" in the other. In The Invisible Toolbox, Kim shares with parents the single most important thing they can do to foster their child's future learning potential and nurture the parent-child bond that is the foundation for a child's motivation to learn. She is convinced that the simple act of reading aloud...
Author
Pub. Date
2022
Description
Many people are confused about how to actually approach reading. Should we memorize whole words? Is it best to sound out words? How Your Brain Learns to Read walks children and adults through what researchers have discovered about the Science of Reading and the best practices for learning how to read. Written for adults to read aloud to emerging readers, this children’s book introduces beginning phonics skills and sheds light on how the brain uses...
Pub. Date
[2008]
Description
"Designed for parents to enjoy with children, filled with opportunities for reading aloud and fostering curiosity, this ... read-aloud anthology offers preschoolers the fundamentals they need to prepare for a happy, productive time in school and for the rest of their lives ... In addition to valuable advice to parents, including what it means for a child to be ready for kindergarten, special sidebars throughout the book help parents make reading aloud...
50) Reading rescue 1-2-3: raise your child's reading level 2 grades through this simple 3-step program
Author
Pub. Date
[2000]
Description
Shows parents how to help their children raise their reading levels by following a three step learning program that builds comprehension strategies, strengthens phonic skills, and creates confident readers.
Author
Pub. Date
[2024]
Description
"Is It Dyslexia? will provide educators and parents with an expert and accessible method for screening a child for dyslexia in the classroom and at home. This book will include a comprehensive, clear, step-by-step process which will give parents and educators the confidence and ability to screen for dyslexia. The author will share what professional screeners know, so educators and parents can implement and screen for dyslexia on their own. The book...
Author
Pub. Date
c1997
Description
Examines the role of parents as educators, suggesting ways to support a child's early reading and writing attempts, describing methods to decipher math expectations, and offering advice on what teachers want to see in children's book reports; and including advice on home-based instruction in imagination and manners.
Pub. Date
[2017]
Description
"This guide for adults who care for young children offers rhymes, activities, and books to foster a love of reading from the time a baby is born to age 5"--$cProvided by publisher.
Children learn many of the skills they need for reading long before they begin school. You help build these early literacy skills when you read, talk, sing andplay with your child. In this fun and friendly book, you'll find timps, tricks and resources tohelp you get your...
Author
Pub. Date
2013.
Description
Sharing language through books, songs, fingerplays, puppets and other materials can help children develop a strong foundation for later reading success. The authors show storytime presenters how to bring all the elements together to create a storytime that is information and fun.
Author
Pub. Date
2015
Description
Finally! All of the Home Early Learning Play School (HELPS) activities from my series, It's Not Rocket Surgery!, are now in one place! Early reading the right way. Keep It Simple for Success (KISS your child) with The Godfrey Method. Learn how to overcome the Top Ten Myths of reading. Dress your child's mind for success. Reading is hearing with your eyes - phonics, phonics, phonics! The two most crucial things kids need, quality parent-time and excellent...
Author
Pub. Date
2014.
Description
A program for parents and professionals on how to raise kids who love to read, featuring interviews with childhood development experts, advice from librarians, tips from authors and children's book publishers, and reading recommendations for kids from birth up to age five.
Author
Pub. Date
2014.
Description
A practical parent-friendly handbook filled with easy-to-do, effective, science-based tips and strategies that can be used in the course of normal everyday routines to boost language skills and instill an enduring love of reading in infants, toddlers, and new readers. Based on cutting-edge scientific research combined with insights author Nancy Newman gained as a teacher and a parent, Raising Passionate Readers sheds light on important underlying...