Any child can read better / Harvey S. Wiener.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wiener, Harvey S.

Series:

Oxford scholarship online.

Oxford scholarship online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Reading--Parent participation.

Reading.

Reading (Elementary).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (289 p.)

Edition:

Rev. ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Oxford University Press, 1996.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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.

Contents:

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.

Notes:

This edition previously issued in print: 1996.

Includes index.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.

ISBN:

0-19-756095-4

1-280-52856-7

0-19-802623-4

OCLC:

476006245