Learn-to-Read Treasure Hunts: Fifty Skill-Building Games for Beginning Readers and Their Parents - Softcover

Ritche, Scott; Cohen, Steve

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0761103309 ISBN 13: 9780761103301

Publisher: Workman Publishing Company, 1997

Synopsis

Learn-to-Read Treasure Hunts provides 50 days (or 10 school weeks) of family fun while giving kids ages 5 to 7 the skills and confidence they need to become better readers. The concept is simple and designed to work no matter what method of teaching is being used in school. There's one treasure hunt per day, three or four clues per treasure hunt, with each perforated page a written clue that parents tear off, fold, and hide. The child has to read each clue to complete the hunt. For example, Clue #1 of Day #1 reads: "Look under a pan," with the word "pan" illustrated. On the back of the final clue each day is a bonus phonics game in which kids match words to pictures. Fifty reward stickers are included with the book.

For ages 5-7. 63,000 copies in print.

About this title

About the Author

Steve Cohen created his first treasure hunt when his son Peter was 6 and was resistant to reading. Peter loved the hunts and is now and avid reader who regards himself as co-author of the book. Steve is a publishing executive, father of 2, and the author of a number of other books including Getting In, which we published in 1983 and which sold very well.

From the Back Cover

A terrific tool for parents, this book employs one of the most important first steps in learning to read--the sheer fun and joy of it! --Twila C. Liggett, Ph.D., Executive Producer, READING RAINBOW

Here to boost your child's reading skills and confidence are fifty progressively more difficult treasure hunt games. It's simple. Tear out the perforated pages, hide the clues as directed, and then watch your child experience the magic of reading. There's a bonus phonics matching game with each final clue, and fifty stickers to reward your young reader.

"...includes everything parents need to provide hours of fun. And young readers will reap rewards guarangeed to last long after the game is over." --Ann Pleshette Murray, Editor-in-Chief, PARENTS MAGAZINE

Edition details

• Publisher: Workman Publishing Company
• Publication date: 1997
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0761103309
• ISBN 13: 9780761103301
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 464