Raising Confident Readers: How to Teach Your Child to Read and Write--from Baby to Age 7

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Paperback. Pub Date: 2010 07 Pages: 256 Publisher: Da Capo We all know the importance of Reading Aloud to Our Children but beyond that how do kids really Learn to Read Why should you jump-start the process before formal instruction in school begins And how do you know if your childs literacy skills are developing normally In this empowering guide. Dr. J. Richard Gentry describes how to teach reading before your child enters kindergarten and how to make progress once your child is in school. He offers parents an easy-to-understand program outlining the five phases of kids literacy development. with age-and stage-appropriate activities that make reading and writing fun. Raising Confident Readers is essential for every parent who wants their child to be a lifelong learner .