Ready for Reading: A Handbook for Parents of Preschoolers

Bishop, Ashley; Yopp, Ruth Helen; Yopp, Hallie Kay

ISBN 10: 0205287913 ISBN 13: 9780205287918

Publisher: Prentice Hall, 1999

Synopsis

This is an introduction to parents and caregivers to over 400 books and 400 poems arranged in 60 book-sharing activities. Parents are provided with more than a year's worth of books and poems to use with children! Each activity features one outstanding children's book and presents parents with strategies for guiding their children through the book in ways that promote enjoyment and learning. In addition to the featured book there are six additional books and seven poems recommended (in essence, a week's worth of reading). These all center around a theme associated with the featured book; for example, when "Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs" is introduced, the following poems are about food and/or the weather. This book is truly a handbook, designed to give parents and their children success with formal reading instruction.

About this title

About the Author

Dr. Ashley Bishop is a Professor of Elementary, Bilingual, and Reading Education at California State University, Fullerton. His major research interest is the development of balanced reading programs; specifically, programs that produce students who have personalized the "logic of the code" and use this code as they actively read fine literature.

Dr. Ruth Helen Yopp is a Professor of Elementary, Bilingual, and Reading Education at California State University, Fullerton. Her primary area of interest and expertise is the teaching of reading to young children.

Dr. Hallie Kay Yopp is a Professor of Elementary, Bilingual, and Reading Education at California State University, Fullerton. As a mother of two young children and former primary grade teacher, Dr. Yopp brings a practical perspective to her research and writing and is in high demand as a speaker.

From the Back Cover

Improve your child's chances of success in reading!

* Features sixty book-sharing activities
* Over 400 books and poems presented
* This is the essential tool for parents, who are their children's first and most important teacher
This is an introduction to parents and caregivers to over 400 books and 400 poems arranged in 60 book-sharing activities. Parents are provided with more than a year's worth of books and poems to use with children! Each activity features one outstanding children's book and presents parents with strategies for guiding their children through the book in ways that promote enjoyment and learning. In addition to the featured book there are six additional books and seven poems recommended (in essence, a week's worth of reading). These all center around a theme associated with the featured book; for example, when "Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs" is introduced, the following poems are about food and/or the weather. This book is truly a handbook, designed to give parents and their children success with formal reading instruction.

Dr. Ashley Bishop is a Professor of Elementary, Bilingual, and Reading Education at California State University, Fullerton. His major research interest is the development of balanced reading programs; specifically, programs that produce students who have personalized the "logic of the code" and use this code as they actively read fine literature.

Dr. Ruth Helen Yopp is a Professor of Elementary, Bilingual, and Reading Education at California State University, Fullerton. Her primary area of interest and expertise is the teaching of reading to young children.

Dr. Hallie Kay Yopp is a Professor of Elementary, Bilingual, and Reading Education at California State University, Fullerton. As a mother of two young children and former primary grade teacher, Dr. Yopp brings a practical perspective to her research and writing and is in high demand as a speaker.

Edition details

• Publisher: Prentice Hall
• Publication date: 1999
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0205287913
• ISBN 13: 9780205287918
• Number of pages: 198