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Record Nr.

UNINA9910782088203321

Autore

Wiener Harvey S

Titolo

Any child can read better [[electronic resource] /] / Harvey S. Wiener

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Oxford University Press, 1996

ISBN

0-19-756095-4

1-280-52856-7

0-19-802623-4

Edizione

[Rev. ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (289 p.)

Collana

Oxford scholarship online

Disciplina

649.58

649/.58

Soggetti

Reading - Parent participation

Reading (Elementary)

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

This edition previously issued in print: 1996.

Includes index.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

1. Introduction: Your Child Can Read Better with Your Help -- 2. Mining Word Meanings -- 3. Words, The Magic Kingdom -- 4. Reading Warm-Ups -- 5. "Just the Facts, Ma'am": Reading for Information -- 6. Words and Pictures: Using Visual Aids -- 7. The Reading-Writing Connection -- 8. Finding Secrets: Inference -- 9. The Crystal Ball: Predicting Outcomes and Drawing Conclusions -- 10. Faraway Views: Generalizing -- 11. Moms and Dads as Reading Helpers: Good Books Through the Grades.

Sommario/riassunto

Studies have shown that children score higher in reading if their parents support and encourage them at home. Written by a leading expert in youth education, this book offers a guide to helping children enter the world of reading.