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 59
... Don't force your child to read ( or listen to you read ) if he or she doesn't want to . While you want to encourage and support that effort , children learn best when they have the power to do so themselves ; they don't need to be ...
... Don't force your child to read ( or listen to you read ) if he or she doesn't want to . While you want to encourage and support that effort , children learn best when they have the power to do so themselves ; they don't need to be ...
Page 60
... Don't hesitate to ask your child about his or her interests . Very often he ( or she ) will be able to tell you . 5. Don't teach your child words by drilling him or her with flashcards . This is of little value to your child's reading ...
... Don't hesitate to ask your child about his or her interests . Very often he ( or she ) will be able to tell you . 5. Don't teach your child words by drilling him or her with flashcards . This is of little value to your child's reading ...
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... don't think a good kindergarten teacher permanently groups children according to “ academic abilities . " I don't think a good kindergarten is one that replicates a younger version of first grade . I witness more and more academically ...
... don't think a good kindergarten teacher permanently groups children according to “ academic abilities . " I don't think a good kindergarten is one that replicates a younger version of first grade . I witness more and more academically ...
Contents
Foreword | vii |
Why Do We Read? We Read for Meaning | 7 |
Prediction Through Experience | 17 |
Copyright | |
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