Starting Out Right
Starting Out Right

Author: National Research Council

Publisher: National Academies Press

Published: 1999-12-28

Total Pages: 192

ISBN-13: 0309132681

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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. This book identifies the most important questions and explores the authoritative answers on the topic of how children can grow into readers, including: What are the key elements all children need in order to become good readers? What can parents and caregivers provide all children so that they are prepared for reading instruction by the time that they get to school? What concepts about language and literacy should be included in beginning reading instruction? How can we prevent reading difficulties starting with infants and into the early grades? What to ask school boards, principals, elected officials, and other policy makers who make decisions regarding early reading instruction. You'll find out how to help youngsters build word recognition, avoid comprehension problems, and moreâ€"with checklists of specific accomplishments to be expected at different ages: for very young children, for kindergarten students, and for first, second, and third grade students. Included are 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. Great strides have been made recently toward identifying the best ways to teach children to read. Starting Out Right provides a wealth of knowledge based on a summary of extensive research. It is a "must read" for specialists in primary education as well as parents, pediatricians, child care providers, tutors, literacy advocates, policy makers, and teachers.

Child Becomes a Reader: Kindergarten through Grade 3: Proven Ideas from Research for Parents (rev. 2nd ed.)
Child Becomes a Reader: Kindergarten through Grade 3: Proven Ideas from Research for Parents (rev. 2nd ed.)

Author: Bonnie B. Armbruster

Publisher: DIANE Publishing

Published: 2003

Total Pages: 423

ISBN-13: 0756743427

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This booklet contains a short summary of what scientific research says about how children learn to read and write. It also discusses things you can do with your child at three different grade levels -- kindergarten, first grade, and second and third grades. These activities will help the child become a reader. In addition, this booklet contains a list of helpful terms and ideas for books to read and organizations to contact if you would like more help or information. (AMT).

A Child Becomes a Reader
A Child Becomes a Reader

Author: Bonnie B. Armbruster

Publisher:

Published: 2006

Total Pages: 48

ISBN-13:

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The road to becoming a reader begins the day a child is born and continues through the end of third grade. At that point, a child must read with ease and understanding to take advantage of the learning opportunities in fourth grade and beyond--in school and in life. Learning to read and write starts at home, long before children go to school. Very early, children begin to learn about the sounds of spoken language when they hear their family members talking, laughing, and singing, and when they respond to all of the sounds that fill their world. They begin to understand written language when they hear adults read stories to them and see adults reading newspapers, magazines, and books for themselves. This booklet is for mothers, fathers, grandparents, and caregivers. Their roles in setting children on the road to becoming successful readers and writers do not end when they begin kindergarten. This booklet contains: (1) A short summary of what scientific research says about how children learn to read and write; (2) Things parents and caregivers can do with children at three different grade levels--kindergarten, first grade, and second and third grades--to help them become readers, as well as what to look for in quality reading instruction at each grade level; (3) A list of helpful terms; and (4) Ideas for books to read and organizations to contact if parents and caregivers would like more help or information. (Contains 10 resources.) [For the second edition, see ED482969.].