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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... hear many equally frightening , sad , and not - uncommon responses from chil- dren . Many children think that the purpose of reading is to write book reports , answer questions , read flash cards , learn words , please parents , and ...
... hear many equally frightening , sad , and not - uncommon responses from chil- dren . Many children think that the purpose of reading is to write book reports , answer questions , read flash cards , learn words , please parents , and ...
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... hear a story . " Of course , " her mother would smile . " Which story do you want to hear ? " Beneath Mom's smile was terror . " Please , " her mother said silently . " If there is a god in Heaven , Nina won't ask to hear The ...
... hear a story . " Of course , " her mother would smile . " Which story do you want to hear ? " Beneath Mom's smile was terror . " Please , " her mother said silently . " If there is a god in Heaven , Nina won't ask to hear The ...
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... hear when she went to school . Her family provided her with a foundation of love , accep- tance , and caring , and that is what prepared her for the name - calling she heard when she first entered school . We must not provide bad ...
... hear when she went to school . Her family provided her with a foundation of love , accep- tance , and caring , and that is what prepared her for the name - calling she heard when she first entered school . We must not provide bad ...
Contents
Foreword | vii |
Why Do We Read? We Read for Meaning | 7 |
Prediction Through Experience | 17 |
Copyright | |
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