Parts of Everyday Things and Other Stuff Children Need to Know A How-To Resource for Developing Reading Readiness

A reading specialist tells you how to maximize the effectiveness of your reading sessions with young children. The author gives "inside tips" on how to prepare children for the first tests they will encounter in school. You will also discover over 100 things children need to know, but adults will probably forget to tell them. These are things children need to know to better understand what they hear and read. It is common knowledge that as we read, our brains seek to attach what is read ("new" information) to "old" information already in our brains. If it can be attached, the "new" is more easily understood and remembered. That being true, it is critical that we help our children build a vast storehouse of background knowledge upon which new information can be attached. This book can help build this important background knowledge through its 20 full color photographs of common things with parts labeled, suggested activities for each photograph, lists of other common things your child should be taught, lists of books to accompany the photographs, a chapter on the importance of telling your children nursery rhymes. There is also a chapter that contains the Spanish translation of the labels. Available through: www.childrensliteracypublications.com or www.makereadingfirst.com or Book Clearing House (distributor). Contact e-mail: janetdoolin@msn.com.Doolin, Janet Claire is the author of 'Parts of Everyday Things and Other Stuff Children Need to Know A How-To Resource for Developing Reading Readiness' with ISBN 9780971043220 and ISBN 0971043221.