Starting Out Right:

A Guide to Promoting Children's Reading Success

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Publication Year:1999

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M. Susan Burns, Peg Griffin, and Catherine E. Snow, Editors; Committee on the Prevention of Reading Difficulties in Young Children, National Research Council
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A devastatingly large number of people in America cannot read as well as they need for success in life. With literacy problems plaguing as many as four in ten children in America, this book discusses how best to help children ...
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Table of Contents
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Front Matter	i-viii
Introduction	1-4	(skim)
Promoting Children's Reading Success	5-14	(skim)
Growing Up to Read	15-60	(skim)
Becoming Real Readers	61-126	(skim)
Preventing Reading Difficulties	127-146	(skim)
Glossary	147-152	(skim)
For More Information	153-164	(skim)
Internet Resources	165-168	(skim)
Acknowledgements & Credits	169-172	(skim)
Index	173-182	(skim)

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A devastatingly large number of people in America cannot read as well as they need for success in life. With literacy problems plaguing as many as four in ten children in America, this book discusses how best to help children succeed in reading. The book includes 55 activities to do with children to help them become successful readers, a list of recommended children's books, and a guide to CD-ROMs and websites. A must read for specialists in primary education as well as pediatricians, childcare providers, tutors, literacy advocates, and parents.

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"Excellent guide for promoting reading success."
--Pacific Resources for Education and Learning

"Parents will find this a comprehensive resource, and it will be especially useful for teachers planning literacy-enhancing classroom activities."
-- Publishers Weekly

"[This book will] offer all the advice a parent needs. Homeschoolers will find these books invaluable."
-- Baltimore Sun

"Starting Out Right is an excellent resource for any adult who wants to lay down a solid language and literacy foundation for every child."
--Joyce Mesrobian, M.Ed., Connections

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NOTES

Also of interest, Preventing Reading Difficulties in Young Children, http://www.nap.edu/catalog/6023.html and Preparing Our Teachers, http://www.nap.edu/catalog/10130.html.

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