A step-by-step program that shows parents, simply and clearly, how to teach their child to read in just 20 minutes a day.

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Are you a parent looking to give your child a head-start with their reading? Do you want to use the method now endorsed by the government and used in schools because it is the most effective way to teach children to read? Are you looking for an easy-to-use book which guides you through the teaching process step by step? If the answer is yes, then you need Step by Step Reading.Written by highly acclaimed synthetic phonics expert Mona McNee, Step by Step Reading is a complete synthetic phonics course in ONE book, making it easy for you to teach your child to read. The course teaches reading in fifty steps and is fully supported by a wide range of games and activities which are available to download FREE from the Galore Park website at www.galorepark.co.uk. If you want an easy-to use and effective reading programme for your child, there is no better teacher than Mona McNee and no better course than Step by Step Reading. Step by Step has sold over 21,000 copies to date and is suitable for use from the age of 3 to adulthood. Perfect for home-learning, the course is suitable for a wide audience including pupils of any age who are learning to read or who struggle with spelling, as well as dyslexic students. The step by step approach makes learning easier to manage, encouraging gradual learning at the pupil's own pace.

This resource-rich book includes planning and instructional tools, prompts, discussion starters, teaching points, intervention suggestions, and more to support all students. Plus, an online resource bank with downloadables and videos. Jan Richardson's latest thinking on Guided Reading helps teachers take the next step forward to pinpoint instruction that supports every reader. Richardson uses the Assess-Decide-Guide framework to take a deep dive into each guided reading stage, covering PreA to Fluent readers, their needs, and the best ways to support and challenge them. A master reading teacher at all levels, Richardson skillfully addresses all the factors that make or break guided reading lessons: support for striving readers, strategies for reaching ELLs, making home-school connections--all with an unwavering focus on reading for deeper comprehension, to develop thoughtful, independent readers. The book includes dozens of must-have record-keeping, assessment, and reference forms, as well as how-to video links that provide show Jan in action with diverse readers.

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Nothing can ruin a new school year...except maybe a pesky little brother. This Step 4 reader is the perfect back-to-school story for newly independent readers! Will should be excited to start third grade. But his little brother, Steve, is starting kindergarten. The same laugh-out-loud writing and hilarious illustrations that brought us How Not to Babysit Your Brother now portray the tribulations and embarrassments of starting school with a very troublesome little brother. School will never be the same! Step 4 Readers use challenging vocabulary and short paragraphs to tell exciting stories. For newly independent readers who read simple sentences with confidence.

This volume is designed to prevent and correct most word-level reading difficulties. It trains phonemic awareness and promotes sight vocabulary acquisition, and therefore reading fluency.