Teaching Our Children to Read: The Components of an Effective, Comprehensive Reading Program [Paperback]

Updated Edition of Bestseller

Implement the best research-based practices?through classroom activities, reading materials, training, and leadership.

Updated Edition of Bestseller

Implement the best research-based practices?through classroom activities, reading materials, training, and leadership.

This is a wonderful book. It is not only scientifically responsible, but altogether readable. I hope it will find its way into the hands and minds of every parent, educator, and policymaker in America.

Honigs book takes a fresh, roll up your sleeves, lets solve this problem approach. Thats exactly what we in urban public schools need to realize success with our biggest challenge -- teaching kids to become successful and voracious readers early in their school careers.

Teaching Our Children to Read is an outstanding contribution to the debate in California and in the nation on optimal teaching strategies for reading.  

This current, practical resource offers a no-nonsense approach to the whole issue of effective reading instruction.  

The Case for a Balanced Approach
What Skilled Readers Do
Beginning-to-Read Instruction for Preschool and Kindergarten
Beginning-to-Read Instruction for Early First Grade
Reading Instruction for Middle First Grade to Upper Elementary Grades
Spelling, Beginning Writing and Vocabulary
Comprehension and Assessment
Writing and Speaking
Frequently Asked Questions
Conclusions