Letters and words and sounds, oh my! Don’t panic,...kick-starting your child’s reading journey is way easier than it sounds.

The best way to set your child on the path to becoming an enthusiastic, curious, and confident reader is to integrate literacy skills into your everyday life...and above all, make them fun.

In Teaching Your Child to Read, you’ll find a modern and straightforward approach to teaching your child early reading skills

You’ll discover:

The number-one thing you can do to raise a confident reader with a natural love of books
How to recognize reading readiness in your child—and why so-called "milestones" aren’t all they’re cracked up to be
All the background information you need to know to understand how to scaffold your child’s development
Stealth strategies for taking what your child does naturally and turning it into a teachable moment (in a fun way!)
The real reason nursery rhymes are so important—and how you can build on the foundations you lay with them
Environmental print—understand how to use your new best friend!
Everything you need to know about teaching your child the letter sounds—and what to do with them
Sight words’ demystified—plus strategies to help your child recognize them
The most common mistakes parents make when teaching their children to read
A wealth of tips, activities, and games for every area of development
And much more.

Worrying is a natural part of being a parent. You want your kids to be confident, fluent readers, and you want them to enjoy reading...but do you have the skills to teach such a difficult skill?

Here’s a secret: You do. Set your child up for reading success without delivering a single lesson!

Carole Graham Lehan

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