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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... child's life as you , the parents . Don't minimize your importance here . And providing your child with experiences must not stop once a child learns to read , either . Direct experiences are just as important when your child gets older ...
... child's life as you , the parents . Don't minimize your importance here . And providing your child with experiences must not stop once a child learns to read , either . Direct experiences are just as important when your child gets older ...
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Helping Your Child to Literacy Steven Bialostok. Children learn by making errors in environments— school and home - that not only accept mistakes but positively encourage them . Think back to when your child learned to speak . Your child ...
Helping Your Child to Literacy Steven Bialostok. Children learn by making errors in environments— school and home - that not only accept mistakes but positively encourage them . Think back to when your child learned to speak . Your child ...
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... child should have something to read too . Parent 1 : This is in addition to reading aloud to my child ? Teacher : Yes . Parent 2 : I just know that my child will come over , sit on my lap , and pretend to read what I'm reading . Teacher ...
... child should have something to read too . Parent 1 : This is in addition to reading aloud to my child ? Teacher : Yes . Parent 2 : I just know that my child will come over , sit on my lap , and pretend to read what I'm reading . Teacher ...
Contents
Foreword | vii |
Why Do We Read? We Read for Meaning | 7 |
Prediction Through Experience | 17 |
Copyright | |
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