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Why Johnny Can't Read: And What You Can Do about It Paperback – January 7, 1986

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The classic book on phonics--the method of teaching recommended by the U.S. Department of Education. Contains complete materials and instructions on teaching children to read at home.
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The classic book on phonics--the method of teaching recommended by the U.S. Department of Education. Contains complete materials and instructions on teaching children to read at home.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ 0060913401
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ William Morrow Paperbacks; Reissue edition (January 7, 1986)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 240 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 9780060913403
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0060913403
  • Reading age ‏ : ‎ 3 - 8 years, from customers
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 6.4 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.31 x 0.54 x 8 inches
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4.7 out of 5 stars
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Customers find the book simple and easy to read. They say it's a great help in teaching children to read, and that it'll simplify the process of learning to read while also taking the learner back to basics. They also appreciate the clear, no-nonsense presentation, and the simple list of words they can sound out. Readers also mention that the book has a well thought out method and a pragmatic approach to teaching.

"...It's a simple list of words they can sound out, beginning with the very simplest and ending with Liberty, Blueberries, and Democracy...." Read more

"...into the most logical order I've ever seen and simplify the process of learning to read while also taking the learner further than any other..." Read more

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"...makes sense to me, and seems like a much more articulate and well thought out method of actually teaching children to read, versus having them..." Read more

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Customers find the book a good resource for teaching reading and awesome for helping kids who have been neglected by educators.

"This book is awesome for helping kids who have been neglected by educators actually learn how to read! Everything you need is right here...." Read more

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"I like that it includes a reading program in the book which is a simple program of how to teach the phonics and combine it with writing." Read more

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Customers find the book especially useful, with half theory and half practical exercises for teaching children. They also describe it as an actionable masterpiece that covers everything.

"...An actual, actionable masterpiece. He covered everything. Any professional questions I had or research I wanted was there. 25/10." Read more

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Terry Dunkle
5.0 out of 5 stars Use this book to teach your 3-year-old to read
Reviewed in the United States on March 17, 2024
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I've used the 72 phonics lessons in the back of this book to teach three children how to read before age four. It's a simple list of words they can sound out, beginning with the very simplest and ending with Liberty, Blueberries, and Democracy. The kids loved each lesson, repeated daily for a week or so -- and with a few months were reading books for children much older than they.

(As an editor at Reader's Digest, I eventually met author Rudolph Flesch. He told me that the real "Johnny" was a boy next door named Winston -- but of course "Why Winston Can't Read" would have been a less fetching title -- particularly since, when the book was first published, R.J. Reynolds had recently launched its talkable "Winston Tastes Good, Like a Cigarette Should" TV ad campaign.)
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Robert Beattie
5.0 out of 5 stars taught to read from this book in 1959
Reviewed in the United States on May 16, 2024
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I was taught to read from this book in 1959 when I was age 3. My aunt, mother, father, other relatives, friends, and neighbors all participated. By the time I was age 4, adults would give me something to read aloud to other kids, many older than me but who could not read or could not read well. I did well in school, earned degrees with majors in Natural Sciences and Mathematics, Human Resources Management (originally Personnel Management), and Law (Doctor of Jurisprudence). Practiced law and I wrote quite a bit, including NIGHTMARE IN WICHITA: The Hunt for the BTK Strangler (Penguin, 2005). I don't attribute all my success to this one book, but certainly learning to read was a keystone for later accomplishment. Robert Beattie, New York Times bestselling author.
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Maria Minno
5.0 out of 5 stars An empowering book!
Reviewed in the United States on April 5, 2016
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This book is awesome for helping kids who have been neglected by educators actually learn how to read! Everything you need is right here. Reading programs for homeschooling, as well as public and private schools can neglect to teach reading properly, leaving even the most intelligent children lost and insecure about how to read. This book is empowering! The lessons are the right size for young and older students to work on daily. They are not dumbed-down or boring. My grandson was in a private Waldorf school for first and second grade, and never learned the first thing about how to read. My daughter tried to homeschool him, not knowing that he hadn't even gotten the most basic elements he needed to decode the written word. After years of believing he was simply a failure, my friend recommended this book to her. She had used to teach her son (who had not been able to learn to read in the public schools). Her son is a well-educated and very successful IT guy now! My daughter tried it with my grandson, now in 5th grade, and he went from 1st grade reading level to grade level in only a few months! My 7/8 year old granddaughter is also learning to read with this book's program, and is about even with her older brother already!
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Tamara
5.0 out of 5 stars Can't Live Without This Book
Reviewed in the United States on January 16, 2015
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I have copies of this book coming out my ears. I used it to teach my sons to read and I use it for the students I tutor. I've examined 20+ reading and phonics programs, and this is the best by far. The lessons are at the end of the book, and while the rest of the book is interesting (and still applicable to schools today), it's not necessary to read it to use the lessons. Teaching reading is not rocket science, and it's a disgrace that children and adults read no better than they do. These lessons resolve the issue. They organize phonetic "rules" (not presented as "rules") into the most logical order I've ever seen and simplify the process of learning to read while also taking the learner further than any other program does. I taught my sons to read when each was six and never taught reading again. From that point, it was merely a matter of making sure they had increasingly challenging reading material. At six, they were smoothly reading my Reader's Digest. On the other hand, I did modify the program a little. The lessons are just word lists. I ask students to use words in sentences a lot. We play with words -- have fun with them. When lessons introduce multiple rules at once (e.g., ee and ea as a long e), I make separate lists for each and when those are mastered, we move on to the combined list to practice. I also wrote little books for my sons along the way, using words I knew they could already read, and I do the same for my students. It doesn't take long before that is unnecessary. My greatest piece of advice about using this reading program is to trust the order in which it's presented. It's not like others, but it works far, far better. Flesch taught his granddaughter in one summer. That's probably a bit aggressive for most six-year-olds, but 6-9 months is certainly reasonable.
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Sacramento
5.0 out of 5 stars One of the Best ALL AMERICAN BOOKS. Everyone should read this.
Reviewed in the United States on March 18, 2024
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Packaged well and safely. Arrived Promptly. This is JUST WHAT I WANTED.
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Will Powers
4.0 out of 5 stars Great book to teach a child to read
Reviewed in the United States on March 21, 2024
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When I was told my son needed to repeat first grade because he could not read, I turned to a special ed teacher. He told me, "Buy Why Johnny Can't Read. Go to the end of the book and start with the letter sounds. Keep going until the end of the book. By then your child should be able to read easily." I did, and by the end of the summer, my son was reading on second grade level. I have used this book with students I tutor, and with great success. My daughter is using it with her son. It's tedious work--reading lists of words--but it works. And it follows the research which says teaching reading by teaching phonics is the best way. I highly recommend this book. Of all the educational books I have ever purchased (I now have my master's degree in education), this is by far the most useful.
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Dr. Kevin White, Sussex University
5.0 out of 5 stars An American classic
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 31, 2021
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Johnny Can't Read set the debates on dyslexia in motion in the early 1960s. This is a later edition, but it is essential reading for anyone involved in teaching special needs or students with learning difficulties.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in India on January 3, 2017
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A great book for those who want to learn all about phonics!!
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robin brown
5.0 out of 5 stars Best tool for any parent who wants to teach their kid reading using phonics.
Reviewed in Canada on December 7, 2015
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Best tool for any parent who wants to teach their kid reading using phonics. Unlike most textbooks, this one explains WHY the method should be used, why it works and why the alternatives do not work.
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park3r
5.0 out of 5 stars This book is really good and many children and parents can benefit from phonetics.
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 30, 2019
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Clear and concise. There is some extremely good and important information about how we learn to read contained within.
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fumbletrunk
5.0 out of 5 stars excellent service
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 24, 2012
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My tutor told me that she read this book when she was studying for her degree when she was a student.
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