Put Reading First

This guide was designed by teachers for teachers, & summarizes what researchers have discovered about how to successfully teach children to read. It describes the findings of the 2000 National Reading Panel Report & provides analysis & discussion in five areas of reading instruction: phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary, & text comprehension. Each section defines the skill, reviews the evidence from research, suggests implications for classroom instruction, describes proven strategies for teaching reading skills, & addresses frequently raised questions. Illustrations.

Proven ideas from research for parents.

Summarizes recent research in reading and helps teachers understand how to successfully teach children in grades Kindergarten through grade three how to read covering five areas of reading instruction: phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary, and text comprehension.

A step-by-step program that shows parents, simply and clearly, how to teach their child to read in just 20 minutes a day.