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An updated, easier-to-use edition of the program that helped a million parents teach their children to read.
Parents can teach their children to read–no expertise required! Parents can take charge of their children’s literacy with this updated, easier-to-use edition of the classic jargon-free phonics guide. Too many parents watch their children struggle with early reading skills ― and don’t know how to help. Many phonics programs are too often complicated, overpriced, gimmicky, and filled with obscure educationalese. The Ordinary Parent’s Guide to Teaching Reading, Revised Edition cuts through the confusion, giving parents a simple, direct, scripted guide to teaching phonics and reading― from short vowels through supercalifragilisticexpialidocious. A new layout makes understanding and teaching the concepts even easier. With the accompanying Student Book, parents will have everything they need to take their children from the basics all the way to a fourth-grade reading level. Features a new introduction by Dr. Susan Wise Bauer. none
Publisher : The Well-Trained Mind Press; Second Edition, Revised, Revised (June 7, 2022)
Language : English
Paperback : 582 pages
ISBN-10 : 1952469252
ISBN-13 : 978-1952469251
Reading age : Baby – 4 years
Grade level : Preschool – 1
Item Weight : 3.1 pounds
Dimensions : 8.6 x 1.2 x 11 inches
Cassandra M. –
Easy no fuss reading lessons
You’ll need both the teacher’s and student’s books for this, but it’s definitely worth it. The most you need for materials is some letter magnets and a bunch of index cards. We’ve found so much joy in teaching reading using this simple methodical method. You don’t need to spend hundreds of dollars on fancy lesson plans to teach reading. If you can read, you can teach your child. All the lessons are scripted and incredibly easy to follow.
Laura –
A phonics based blessing
I bought this book 19 years ago. Wow! With it, I taught both of my children how to read before they headed to public school. At the time, we were worried about the public schoolsâ whole language method – as in a lack of phonics. I canât conceive of achieving such a feat without Jesseâs 1-2-3âs of phonics. Iâm a working mom without an education background. After doing Jesseâs program, the kids flourished, confident in their abilities and love of language. Her method is idiot-proof so long as you consistently do the lessons. So, 19 years later⦠was it worth it? Yah!! Girl graduated summa cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa from Princeton. Boy is on the Deanâs list at his college in the Midwest, majoring in mechanical engineering. Jesse Wise gave my kids a jump start to life . No private schools or personal tutoring required. Thank you, Jesse!! You gave us a path and we built it upon it with the idea (and responsibility) that we are as a family are our childrenâs first teachers.
P.S. My kids now fondly recall the treats and dollar tree bribes they racked up during these phonics lessons.
L.S. Predy –
Overall this program is so simple and thorough and helped my 4.5-5.5 year old go from beginner reader to chapter books in less than a year!
I used the first edition, and it was difficult at times to deal with the instructor text and student text mixed together. Though I loved it overall. Now that my second child is learning to read I appreciate having the seperate books for reading lessons!