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Books for parents and caregivers looking to provide support to their children learning to read.

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  • A complete, step-by-step program that shows parents simply and clearly how to teach their children to read.
    Book, 1986New York : Simon & Schuster, 1986. — 372.41 ENGELMANN
  • Teach Reading With Orton-Gillingham

    a Companion Guide With Dictation Activities, Decodable Passages, and Other Supplemental Materials for Struggling Readers and Students With Dyslexia. Early Reading Skills

    MacLeod-Vidal, Heather, 1989-
    This companion guide of proven strategies offers research-back suggestions and instructions for early readers on consonants and short vowels, blends, glued sounds, closed syllabication, silent e, and regular vowel teams.
    Book, 2022Berkeley, CA : Ulysses Press, [2022] — 372.4 MACLEOD-VIDAL
  • Reading Above the Fray

    Reliable, Research-based Routines for Developing Decoding Skills

    Lindsey, Julia B,
    Evidence-based routines help young readers decode words efficiently so they can spend more energy on comprehending--and enjoying--what they read! 
    Book, 2022New York, NY : Scholastic, [2022] — 372.4 LINDSEY
  • 7 Keys to Comprehension

    How to Help Your Kids Read It and Get It!

    Zimmermann, Susan, 1951-
    Gives parents and teachers-those who aren't already using this valuable program-practical, thoughtful advice about the seven simple thinking strategies that proficient readers use.
    Book, 2003New York : Three River Press, c2003. — 372.47 ZIMMERMANN
  • Every Child Ready to Read

    Literacy Tips for Parents

    All parents want their children to read well and to succeed-and experts agree that improving literacy begins at birth. This easy, accessible reference supports parents to help foster better literacy skills in children.
    Book, 2004New York : Ballantine Books, 2004. — J372.414 EVERY
  • Reading Reflex

    the Foolproof Phono-graphix Method for Teaching Your Child to Read

    McGuinness, Carmen,
    With the help of the revolutionary system known as "Phono-Graphix"! you and your child can discover the sound-picture code that is the foundation of the written English language. Help your child unlock the sound-picture code.
    Book, 1999New York : Fireside Book, [1999] — 372.43 MCGUINNESS
  • The Reading Lesson

    the Intelligent Reading Program for Young Children : Teach Your Child to Read in 20 Easy Lessons

    Levin, Michael, 1956-
    The Reading Lesson is a bestselling program that teaches young children to read in 20 easy lessons. It is designed as a step-by-step course for parents who want to teach their young children to read at home.
    Book, 2000San Ramon, CA : Mountcastle Company, [2000] — 372.465 LEVIN
  • Reading Pathways

    Simple Exercises to Improve Reading Fluency

    Hiskes, Dolores G.
    Reading Pathways (with help from Dewey the Bookworm) offers an approach to teaching reading accuracy and fluency to students of all ages, using a unique pyramid format. Reading pyramids begins with one word, and slowly build into phrases and…
    Book, 2007San Francisco, Calif. : Jossey-Bass, [2007] — 372.4 HISKES
  • Overcoming Dyslexia

    a Major Update and Revision of the Essential Program for Reading Problems at Any Level, Incorporating the Latest Breakthroughs in Science, Educational Methods, Technology, and Legal Accommodations

    Shaywitz, Sally E,
    From one of the world's leading experts on reading and dyslexia comes the most comprehensive, up-to-date, and practical book yet to help one understand, identify, and overcome the reading problems that plague American children today.
    Book, 2020New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2020. — 371.9144 SHAYWITZ
  • Teaching Your Child to Read is a guide book for parents looking to get their children, ages 3 to 6, interested in reading. It explains how to help children cultivate reading ability step by step, as well as answers the questions of Why should I? and…
    eBook, 2022[United States] : Skyhorse, 2022. — eBook hoopla
  • Produced by LeVar Burton, this documentary explores what NAACP activist Kareem Weaver deems the paramount civil rights issue of our era: childhood literacy
    Streaming Video, 2023Tribeca Films, 2023.

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