Fast Start for Early Readers: A Research-Based, Send-Home Literacy Program with 60 Reproducible Poems and Activities That Ensures Reading Success for Every Child
(Paperback)
Publishing Details
Fast Start for Early Readers: A Research-Based, Send-Home Literacy Program with 60 Reproducible Poems and Activities That Ensures Reading Success for Every Child
By (Author) Nancy Padak
By (author) Timothy Rasinski
Scholastic US
Scholastic US
1st March 2005
United States
Classifications
Children
Non Fiction
Pre-school and kindergarten
Teaching of a specific subject
372.41
Physical Properties
Paperback
144
363g
Description
This simple, research-proven early intervention program builds reading proficiency, word recognition, and overall comprehension. Ten minutes each night, parents and children engage in repeated, guided reading of poems just right for early readers, then do a quick, skill-building activity. Plus, 30 stickers, tips on involving families, and reproducible family letters, certificates, bookmarks, and reading logs!
Author Bio
Dr. Timothy Rasinski is a Professor of Education in the Department of Teaching, Leadership, and Curriculum Studies. He teaches graduate and undergraduate courses in literacy education. His major interests include working with children who find reading difficult, phonics and reading fluency instruction, and teacher development in literacy education. He has published over 100 articles and 10 books on various aspects of reading education. Dr. Rasinski is past editor of The Reading Teacher and is currently an editor for the Journal of Literacy Research, He has served as president of the Colleg
