Reading Step By Step

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

Are you a parent looking to give your child a head-start with their reading? Do you want to use the method now endorsed by the government and used in schools because it is the most effective way to teach children to read? Are you looking for an easy-to-use book which guides you through the teaching process step by step? If the answer is yes, then you need Step by Step Reading.Written by highly acclaimed synthetic phonics expert Mona McNee, Step by Step Reading is a complete synthetic phonics course in ONE book, making it easy for you to teach your child to read. The course teaches reading in fifty steps and is fully supported by a wide range of games and activities which are available to download FREE from the Galore Park website at www.galorepark.co.uk. If you want an easy-to use and effective reading programme for your child, there is no better teacher than Mona McNee and no better course than Step by Step Reading. Step by Step has sold over 21,000 copies to date and is suitable for use from the age of 3 to adulthood. Perfect for home-learning, the course is suitable for a wide audience including pupils of any age who are learning to read or who struggle with spelling, as well as dyslexic students. The step by step approach makes learning easier to manage, encouraging gradual learning at the pupil's own pace.

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This volume is designed to prevent and correct most word-level reading difficulties. It trains phonemic awareness and promotes sight vocabulary acquisition, and therefore reading fluency.

This resource-rich book includes planning and instructional tools, prompts, discussion starters, teaching points, intervention suggestions, and more to support all students. Plus, an online resource bank with downloadables and videos. Jan Richardson's latest thinking on Guided Reading helps teachers take the next step forward to pinpoint instruction that supports every reader. Richardson uses the Assess-Decide-Guide framework to take a deep dive into each guided reading stage, covering PreA to Fluent readers, their needs, and the best ways to support and challenge them. A master reading teacher at all levels, Richardson skillfully addresses all the factors that make or break guided reading lessons: support for striving readers, strategies for reaching ELLs, making home-school connections--all with an unwavering focus on reading for deeper comprehension, to develop thoughtful, independent readers. The book includes dozens of must-have record-keeping, assessment, and reference forms, as well as how-to video links that provide show Jan in action with diverse readers.

Help your child explore their creativity with this ten-step guide to writing a story. Step 1: Choose an idea for your story. A good one. Step 2: Decide on a setting. Don’t be afraid to mix things up. Step 3: Create a heroine—or a hero. Now: Begin. Accomplished storytellers Kate Messner and Mark Siegel playfully chronicle the process of becoming a writer in this fun follow-up to How to Read a Story, guiding young storytellers through the joys and challenges of the writing process. From choosing an idea, to creating a problem for their character to resolve, to coming to The End, this empowering picture book breaks down the writing process in a dynamic and accessible way, encouraging kids to explore their own creativity—and share their stories with others! Praise for How to Write a Story “That muse of fire isn’t going to ascend all by herself, so Messner and Siegel, in their follow-up to How to Read a Story, walk readers through 10 steps of literary creation, starting with ‘search for an idea’ and ending with ‘share your story’. . . . Readers new to writing should find this accessible volume a smart choice to get the creative writing juices flowing.” —Publishers Weekly “A lovely encouragement to young writers to persist.” —Kirkus Reviews

American Girl® Addy™ fights for freedom during the Civil War in this all-new Step 3 Step into Reading leveled reader that takes place in 1864—and includes an Addy poster! Addy Walker escapes a Southern plantation during the turbulent Civil War. Meet Addy as she and her mother make a daring journey from slavery to freedom in 1864. Addy's story is sure to engage young girls as they learn what it was like to be a girl during the Civil War in this Step 3 Step into Reading leveled reader. Great for American Girl fans ages 5 to 8, the book comes with an Addy poster. Step 3 readers feature engaging characters in easy-to-follow plots about popular topics for children who are ready to read on their own. Introduced in 1986, American Girl's flagship line of historical characters features 18-inch dolls, books, and accessories that give girls a dramatic understanding of the role women and girls played in shaping our country.