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The Ordinary Parent's Guide to Teaching Reading, Revised Edition Student Book

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The Ordinary Parent's Guide to Teaching Reading, Revised Edition Student Book, crafted by Jessie Wise and Sara Buffington, is a practical guide designed to assist parents in teaching their children to read. Focusing on phonics-based instruction, it presents lessons suitable for young beginners, incorporating step-by-step instructions that aim to foster a love for reading and confidence in their literacy skills. This resource is user-friendly, making it an ideal companion for parents to engage in teaching at home.
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This book may appeal to you if you are a parent seeking a straightforward and practical approach to teaching your child how to read. It offers step-by-step guidance and activities that can make the learning process enjoyable and rewarding for both you and your child.

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New to the Revised Edition, this Student Book contains all the text your child will need for the lessons in The Ordinary Parent's Guide to Teaching Reading, Revised Edition. Created and designed based on feedback from parents and teachers over the past 20 years, the Student Book allows children to focus only on the material they are using, without being distracted by additional text in the Instructor Book. From "a" to "supercalifragilisticexpialidocious," these pages are the doorway to a whole lifetime of reading.

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The Ordinary Parent's Guide to Teaching Reading, Revised Edition Student Book has been praised for its straightforward and effective approach to teaching children how to read. Reviewers appreciate the book's clear instructions and structured lessons, which are seen as valuable resources for parents seeking a step-by-step guide to literacy. The blend of practicality and thoroughness is often highlighted, making it a favoured choice among those looking to supplement their children's reading education at home.

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781952469275

Publisher: Peace Hill Press

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 04 October 2022

Country: United States

Imprint: The Well-Trained Mind Press

Edition: Second Edition, Revised, Revised Edition

Contributors:

  • Cover design or artwork by Mike Fretto
  • Edited by Raymond Thistlethwaite
  • Foreword by Susan Wise Bauer

Audience: General / adult, Primary and secondary education, Children

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 18.0mm

Width: 218.0mm

Height: 282.0mm

Weight: 839g

Pages: 344

About the Author

Jessie Wise, a former teacher, is a home education consultant, speaker, and writer. She has decades of experience as a classroom teacher, elementary school principal, private tutor, and educational consultant, and is the co-author of the best-selling The Well-Trained Mind and the groundbreaking elementary grammar text First Language Lessons for the Well-Trained Mind. She lives in Charles City, Virginia. 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. Susan Wise Bauer is a writer, educator, and historian. Her previous books include the Writing With Ease, Writing With Skill, and Story of the World series from Well-Trained Mind Press, as well as The Well-Trained Mind: A Guide to Classical Education at Home, The Well-Educated Mind: A Guide to the Classical Education You Never Had, Rethinking School, The Story of Western Science: From the Writings of Aristotle to the Big Bang Theory, and the History of the World series, all from W. W. Norton. She has a Ph.D. in American Studies from the College of William & Mary in Virginia, as well as an M.A. in seventeenth-century literature and a Master of Divinity in Ancient Near Eastern Languages and Literature. For fifteen years, she taught literature and composition at the College of William and Mary.

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