Raising Readers: Helping Your Child to LiteracyThis bestselling book helps teachers answer all the questions that parents ask about their children’s reading. It helps make parents partners, not adversaries, in the learning process by explaining how current ways to teach reading correspond to the natural ways in which children acquire language. Includes sections on how to choose good books for children, commonly asked questions, and more. |
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Page 50
... Nina re- sponded to the meanings of stories , she also began to discover that those squiggles and lines on the page had something to do with the story and art . This was the print . Nina discovered that the story didn't come from Mom or ...
... Nina re- sponded to the meanings of stories , she also began to discover that those squiggles and lines on the page had something to do with the story and art . This was the print . Nina discovered that the story didn't come from Mom or ...
Page 51
... Nina quite naturally wondered and asked about the letters as she became increasingly observant of print in the ... Nina was fortunate when she was a toddler . Her parents were very patient . At bedtime , Nina would ask to hear a story ...
... Nina quite naturally wondered and asked about the letters as she became increasingly observant of print in the ... Nina was fortunate when she was a toddler . Her parents were very patient . At bedtime , Nina would ask to hear a story ...
Page 54
... Nina's fluency and confidence increased . She still preferred reading books that she had already heard or ones to which she brought some background knowledge of content and vocabulary . Nina carefully studied the illustrations first and ...
... Nina's fluency and confidence increased . She still preferred reading books that she had already heard or ones to which she brought some background knowledge of content and vocabulary . Nina carefully studied the illustrations first and ...
Contents
Foreword | vii |
Why Do We Read? We Read for Meaning | 7 |
Prediction Through Experience | 17 |
Copyright | |
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