The Ordinary Parent's Guide to Teaching Reading by Jessie Wise, Paperback, 9780972860314 | Buy online at The Nile
Departments
 Free Returns*

The Ordinary Parent's Guide to Teaching Reading

Author: Jessie Wise and Sara Buffington   Series: The Ordinary Parent's Guide

A plain-English guide to teaching phonics. Every parent can teach reading—no experts need apply!

Read more
Product Unavailable

PRODUCT INFORMATION

Summary

A plain-English guide to teaching phonics. Every parent can teach reading—no experts need apply!

Read more

Description

Too many parents watch their children struggle with early reading skills—and don't know how to help. Phonics programs are too often complicated, overpriced, gimmicky, and filled with obscure educationalese. The Ordinary Parent's Guide to Teaching Reading cuts through the confusion, giving parents a simple, direct, scripted guide to teaching reading—from short vowels through supercalifragilisticexpialidocious. This one book supplies parents with all the tools they need.

Over the years of her teaching career, Jessie Wise has seen good reading instruction fall prey to trendy philosophies and political infighting. Now she has teamed with dynamic coauthor Sara Buffington to supply parents with a clear, direct phonics program—a program that gives them the know-how and confidence to take matters into their own hands.

Read more

About the Author

Jessie Wise, Susan Wise Bauer’s mother, is a former teacher and principal; she is now an educational consultant, speaker, and writer. Sara Buffington has experience as a teacher and children's book editor. Now a freelance writer, Buffington is the co-author of The Ordinary Parent's Guide to Teaching Reading and First Language Lessons, Level Three.

Read more

Back Cover

You can Teach Your Child to Read. Expertise not required! Why are so many parents afraid to teach their children how to read at home? Phonics programs are too often complicated, overpriced, gimmicky, and filled with obscure "educationalese." Take charge of your child's literacy with this jargon-free phonics primer! The Ordinary Parent's Guide to Teaching Reading utilizes a simple, scripted format that guides parents and children through each lesson, from beginning vowel sounds through words on a fourth-grade level. Over the years of her teaching career, Jessie Wise has seen good reading instruction fall prey to trendy philosophies and political infighting. She has seen parents intimidated by the idea that only trained professionals can teach reading. She and Sara Buffington have written The Ordinary Parent's Guide to supply parents with a clear, direct phonics program-a program that gives parents the know-how and confidence to take matters into their own hands. The Ordinary Parent's Guide to Teaching Reading-the only book you'll need to teach your child to read!

Read more

Product Details

Publisher
Peace Hill Press
Published
12th November 2004
Edition
1st
Pages
400
ISBN
9780972860314

Returns

This item is eligible for free returns within 30 days of delivery. See our returns policy for further details.

Product Unavailable