A plain-English guide to teaching phonics. Every parent can teach reading--no experts need apply!
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.
Customer Reviews:
Avg. Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0
Happy Homeschooling Mom:
After recently reading The Well-Trained Mind, I immediately checked this book out from the library which was suggested for teaching your child to read. Once reviewing the book I ordered it from Amazon. I am homeschooling my 5 year old son. I am a certified teacher, but at times feel inadequate about teaching my own child. This book provides a strong, systematic phonics approach to teaching reading. A must have for anyone wanting to teach their child to read.
fantastic resource:
If you love reading, you know how valuable literacy is for children. We read stories as a family with our children, ages 3 1/2 & 5. We also enjoy trips to the library and finding new books together. I've watched them grow to love books, and naturally begin to develop language & reading readiness in these early years. I'm a public school parent, not a homeschooler, but I believed that my kids would love reading if they knew how to do it. So, I invested in this book, and have been very pleased. I... more info
Great book:
This book came highly recommended, and it has lived up to all the praise. My four year old picked up on the short vowel sounds (first five lessons) very quickly, thanks to her techniques. Great teaching guide.
Homeschool material:
An excellent book. It was so much fun to see my grandson's eyes light up when he realized he was reading. Be sure to read through the book. There are many helpful suggestions.
