Straight talk about reading : how parents can make a difference during the early years / Susan L. Hall and Louisa C. Moats ; foreword by G. Reid Lyon ; [interior illustrations by Cindy Weil].
Includes bibliographical references (pages 341-350) and index.
Contents
America's reading crisis -- Who teaches my child to read? -- Why reading to children is important -- Understanding alternative approaches to teaching reading: the whole language and phonics controversy -- How does a child learn to read? -- Preschool and kindergarten -- First grade -- Second grade -- Third grade -- Reading difficulties and disabilities.