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 41
... look at every aspect of this car to reach your conclusion . In terms of identification , it would have been a waste of time . We have all been in situations where , because of the context , we expect to see something . We glance at only ...
... look at every aspect of this car to reach your conclusion . In terms of identification , it would have been a waste of time . We have all been in situations where , because of the context , we expect to see something . We glance at only ...
Page 90
... look for new books in bookstores or libraries . 1. Look for books with large type . Children at the begin- ning reading level are learning about print . They must be able to see the words clearly . They must also see the spaces between ...
... look for new books in bookstores or libraries . 1. Look for books with large type . Children at the begin- ning reading level are learning about print . They must be able to see the words clearly . They must also see the spaces between ...
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... look for a classroom in which children make lots of errors while reading and no one , not even the teacher , panics about it . The teacher tells me that errors are essential for learning , and may tell me that formal and informal ...
... look for a classroom in which children make lots of errors while reading and no one , not even the teacher , panics about it . The teacher tells me that errors are essential for learning , and may tell me that formal and informal ...
Contents
Foreword | vii |
Why Do We Read? We Read for Meaning | 7 |
Prediction Through Experience | 17 |
Copyright | |
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