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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... phonics " as fervently as the most loyal American might defend democracy . There are hundreds of phonics programs available . Parents in North America spend a lot of money on phonics workbooks , phonics toys , phonics games , phonics ...
... phonics " as fervently as the most loyal American might defend democracy . There are hundreds of phonics programs available . Parents in North America spend a lot of money on phonics workbooks , phonics toys , phonics games , phonics ...
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... phonics , particularly a “ phonics- first " approach , does not make sense . There is no meaningful context for children . Phonics emphasizes teaching the parts of language ( letters and sounds ) first , with the larger picture ( words ...
... phonics , particularly a “ phonics- first " approach , does not make sense . There is no meaningful context for children . Phonics emphasizes teaching the parts of language ( letters and sounds ) first , with the larger picture ( words ...
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... phonics . ) Parents worry so much about phonics instruction that — unfortunately - a preschool is often determined to be " good " or " not good " by how well ( and creatively ) its teachers teach the sounds to prepare children for ...
... phonics . ) Parents worry so much about phonics instruction that — unfortunately - a preschool is often determined to be " good " or " not good " by how well ( and creatively ) its teachers teach the sounds to prepare children for ...
Contents
Foreword | vii |
Why Do We Read? We Read for Meaning | 7 |
Prediction Through Experience | 17 |
Copyright | |
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