Whistle Stopper - Teach Your Child to Read in 100 Easy Lessons

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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 372.41
EAN: 9780671631987
ISBN: 0671631985
Label: Fireside
Manufacturer: Fireside
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 395
Publication Date: 1986-06-15
Publisher: Fireside
Studio: Fireside

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Summary: Simple and Sensible Approach to Reading
Comment: We purchased this book for our 3 and a half year old daughter who seemed very eager to learn to read. The lessons are short and work well with her attention span.

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Summary: awesome book for any child to learn to read!
Comment: I started this book with my daughter when she was three and she took to it immediately. After working through it with her at home, I decided to use it to work with my kindergartener and 1st grader (who was struggling with reading)who were in school. All of them have enjoyed the fact that they are able to read through a lesson in a matter of 10-20 minutes. The parent portion of the book is so nice, there is no way to go wrong. If you follow the directions, and if you are starting with a little one (3 to 4 years old), you will know what they can handle and what they cannot. The writing portion is also very useful. We use a magna-doodle pad to do the letters, then they can do them over and over, as well as draw pictures to go along with sounds...
I plan to gift this book to as many friends as possible, it is truly a great book!

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Summary: Excellent Book
Comment: I found this book to be a very good way to help my son learn to read. It is also an excellent way for a father to bond with his child. Both my son and I enjoyed the time together. One thing the author does not address is that all children learn at different speeds and that you shouldn't get frustrated if they do not learn as fast as the book says they can learn. We started the first time at the age of 4. My son did fine with the sounds, but was not able to do the writing. After about lesson 30 I was seriously frustrated with him on his writing and ultimately I forced him to give up. We put the book away for a year, and one day when he was 5 he brought the book back to me and said "daddy please teach me to read again." We were able to complete all 100 lessons before he turned 6 and I found a different way to teach him to write. My son is now 7 and just finished 1st grade in the top 3 readers of his class.

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Summary: teach your child to read
Comment: I loved this book. It's a great tool. It tells a little about how children are normally taught to read in school and spells out how to teach them to read step by step. I wish I'd known about this book before my children started school.

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Summary: BEST for teaching reading!
Comment: I loved teaching to read so much I wrote an essay about the "ah-ha" moment when it "clicked" with my 4-1/2 year-old niece. When you get to experience something like that you can't imagine letting someone else have that opportunity!

I have used this book to teach four different children (all girls). The ages at the start of the program were 2yrs 10 months (finished at 3-1/2), 4-1/2 years, 5-1/2 years and 5-1/2 years. That said, it is important to realize that every child is different. The main thing about the children I taught (individually and not during the same time period), is that they all WANTED to learn. I have recommended this book probably 1,000 times. People were so shocked that my 3-1/2 year old was reading on her own at a 2nd grade level (and comprehending it and even spelling), that I printed the title and authors on a business card to hand out - I really was stopped that often and questioned about my method. That said, please keep in mind that your child is unique, they will have good days and bad days and things may come a little slower for some than for others. After recommending this so many times, the only person I have ever heard to have trouble was a person trying to keep up with my child. It isn't a contest and it should be immensely pleasurable to both the parent and the child. I would sit on the couch and stretch out my arm and the child would come running for a snuggle and a lesson. Of course, you will want to incorporate TONS of praise. The first lesson begins with the sound "ahhh". Act astonished and say things like, "Wow! You just READ all by yourself! Wow! Do you think you can do that again?!" You know, kind of like potty-training. If there is anything that kids eat up, it is love and praise. So, don't be shy, just open your arms and heart and start lesson one!

If your child is tired, sick, cranky or antsy, cut the lesson short or skip it that day or try later. Because my daughter was so young when we started I did not do the written exercises. Manual dexterity comes a little later and you don't want to stress the child out. Mine eventually insisted on trying it anyway, but I didn't worry about it.

Good luck!

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* Is your child halfway through first grade and still unable to read?

* Is your preschooler bored with coloring and ready for reading?

* Are you worried that your child will become lost in overcrowded classrooms?

* Did you know that early readers hold an advantage over their peers throughout school?

* Do you want to help your child read, but are afraid you'll do something wrong?

SRAs DISTAR� is the most successful beginning reading program available to schools across the country. Research has proven that children taught by the DISTAR� method outperform their peers who receive instruction from other programs. Now for the first time, this program has been adapted for parent and child to use at home. Teach Your Child to Read in 100 Easy Lessons is a complete, step-by-step program that shows patents simply and clearly how to teach their children to read.

Twenty minutes a day is all you need, and within 100 teaching days your child will be reading on a solid second-grade reading level. It's a sensible, easy-to-follow, and enjoyable way to help your child gain the essential skills of reading. Everything you need is here -- no paste, no scissors, no flash cards, no complicated directions -- just you and your child learning together. One hundred lessons, fully illustrated and color-coded for clarity, give your child the basic and more advanced skills needed to become a good reader.

Teach Your Child to Read in 100 Easy Lessons will bring you and your child closer together, while giving your child the reading skills needed now, for a better chance at tomorrow.