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The American Reading Handbook is a unique publication written specifically for parents to use at home to teach their own children to read. It's also perfect for tutors, pre-school teachers, home-schoolers, and instructional aides. This soft-back edition contains 34 simple, yet powerful step-by-step lessons, plus a Mini-Primer with 10 beginning-reader stories. Included with the book is an 8 1/2" X 11" ABC Chart, and a set of cut-apart ABC flashcards. It is simply the best resource parents can use to give their children the gift of reading. No family bookshelf should be without it!
Excerpted from The American Reading Handbook by Constance Ochsner. Copyright © 1998. Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved
Preface All parents know how vital reading is to the future success of their children. They know it is the single most important educational tool used in the pursuit of personal satisfaction, cultural edification, and economic success. They know these things, and yet very few American parents teach their own children to read. Why is this so? Some parents say they haven't the time. Some parents say it is solely the responsibility of the schools. Most parents, however, say it is simply because they don't know how. The acquisition of reading skills is, no doubt, a highly complex mental process. This, however, does not mean that the learning or teaching of reading must be difficult. The brain of a child is eminently capable of learning to read when taught in a logical, sequential manner. And the parent (the child's first and most influential teacher) is eminently qualified to teach reading following the powerful instructions in this book. Some government estimates put the number of illiterate Americans at over 20 million, and there is no significant indication that this number will not continue to rise. In fact, the nation's reading problem has become so entrenched and so far-reaching, it may be that nothing short of a revolution will turn the tide. Educators are working hard to fix the problem, but their efforts are hampered by many factors such as class size, and linguistic and cultural differences. The Reading Revolution in this country will not begin in the crowded classrooms of mass education, however. It will begin in the studies and living rooms and kitchens of the American family. And in the hearts and minds of American parents who instinctively know how very vital a good education is to the future success and happiness of their children. Hurrah for the cause!
The American Reading Handbook is a unique publication written specifically for parents to use at home to teach their own children to read. It's also perfect for tutors, pre-school teachers, home-schoolers, and instructional aides. This soft-back edition contains 34 simple, yet powerful step-by-step lessons, plus a Mini-Primer with 10 beginning-reader stories. Included with the book is an 8 1/2" X 11" ABC Chart, and a set of cut-apart ABC flashcards. It is simply the best resource parents can use to give their children the gift of reading. No family bookshelf should be without it!
Excerpted from The American Reading Handbook by Constance Ochsner. Copyright © 1998. Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved
Preface All parents know how vital reading is to the future success of their children. They know it is the single most important educational tool used in the pursuit of personal satisfaction, cultural edification, and economic success. They know these things, and yet very few American parents teach their own children to read. Why is this so? Some parents say they haven't the time. Some parents say it is solely the responsibility of the schools. Most parents, however, say it is simply because they don't know how. The acquisition of reading skills is, no doubt, a highly complex mental process. This, however, does not mean that the learning or teaching of reading must be difficult. The brain of a child is eminently capable of learning to read when taught in a logical, sequential manner. And the parent (the child's first and most influential teacher) is eminently qualified to teach reading following the powerful instructions in this book. Some government estimates put the number of illiterate Americans at over 20 million, and there is no significant indication that this number will not continue to rise. In fact, the nation's reading problem has become so entrenched and so far-reaching, it may be that nothing short of a revolution will turn the tide. Educators are working hard to fix the problem, but their efforts are hampered by many factors such as class size, and linguistic and cultural differences. The Reading Revolution in this country will not begin in the crowded classrooms of mass education, however. It will begin in the studies and living rooms and kitchens of the American family. And in the hearts and minds of American parents who instinctively know how very vital a good education is to the future success and happiness of their children. Hurrah for the cause!
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