Early readers hold an educational advantage---and the respected DISTAR reading program gives your children that head start. By investing 20 minutes a day, you'll have your preschoolers and non-reading elementary school children reading at a second grade level in 100 days. Covers sound identification, decoding of words and sentences, irregulars, and more. Clear instructions included. 395 pages, softcover from Fireside.
* Is your child halfway through first grade and still unable to read?
* Is your preschooler bored with coloring and ready for reading?
* Are you worried that your child will become lost in overcrowded classrooms?
* Did you know that early readers hold an advantage over their peers throughout school?
* Do you want to help your child read, but are afraid you'll do something wrong?
SRAs DISTAR® is the most successful beginning reading program available to schools across the country. Research has proven that children taught by the DISTAR® method outperform their peers who receive instruction from other programs. Now for the first time, this program has been adapted for parent and child to use at home. Teach Your Child to Read in 100 Easy Lessons is a complete, step-by-step program that shows patents simply and clearly how to teach their children to read.
Twenty minutes a day is all you need, and within 100 teaching days your child will be reading on a solid second-grade reading level. It's a sensible, easy-to-follow, and enjoyable way to help your child gain the essential skills of reading. Everything you need is here -- no paste, no scissors, no flash cards, no complicated directions -- just you and your child learning together. One hundred lessons, fully illustrated and color-coded for clarity, give your child the basic and more advanced skills needed to become a good reader.
Teach Your Child to Read in 100 Easy Lessons will bring you and your child closer together, while giving your child the reading skills needed now, for a better chance at tomorrow.
Average Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars(4.5 out of 5 stars)
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4 out of 5 stars
Reviewed by Lisa Bodder (Fountainville, PA), October 08, 2009
I started this book with my nearly 5 year old. I was very thankful for the forward at the beginning - which is a must-read for every parent so you understand where the book is coming from. Everything went well until we got to the "rhyming" sections. My son stalled. "I can't do this!" he would cry. I realized that he was already learning true rhyming and sound blending was not it in his mind, so it was too hard for him to do. My sister-in-law suggested changing the wording in the script to "word friends" or something less intimidating (and he loves watching PBS's Word World). I decided on "sound friends." At first he was very leary to try again, but once he realized we weren't "rhyming" anymore, he is doing great and loving it! It is so cool to see him catch on and start reading. So on making this one change with the book, I would highly recommend it.
5 out of 5 stars
Reviewed by Marilyn Cheatham (Hampton Cove, AL), August 04, 2009
My son, after finishing kindergarten, was still unable to recognize letters and sounds. After using "Teach Your Child to Read in 100 Easy Lessons", he was reading in 3 months. I highly recommend this text.
5 out of 5 stars
Reviewed by Joan Jackson (Mc Calla, AL), June 05, 2009
My goal is to have my 4 year old reading before she is five. She is catching on really well to this and looks forward to her reading lesson.
4.5 out of 5 stars
Reviewed by Tara (Sewickley PA), February 16, 2009
I have taught two of my three children to read with this book (and the third will be starting in a couple of years). It is not flashy or exciting, but it is easily manageable and gets the job done. Both of my boys have been stellar readers after finishing this book, one at the age of FOUR and the other at the age of six. We had no problem moving from this book into I Can Read It type books, and just used the list suggested by the SonLight curriculum company for the last part of their first grade program.
3 out of 5 stars
Reviewed by Stacey (Dumfries, VA), February 03, 2009
In general, this book has been great at teaching my 4-year old daughter to read. The book claims that the child will achieve a 2nd grade reading level by the end, but I think this is only true for decoding skills. Advanced phonics sounds are introduced quickly, but comprehension and fluency are not at a second grade level by the end of this text. This has made it difficult to decide what curriculum to use next!
Most of the stories are pretty silly, which my daughter likes. Sometimes the characters do mean or bad things, so we have to follow up with a discussion about moral behavior.
Some of the stories require higher-level thinking by using sarcasm or emotions that are not evident in the text. There are not many pictures, and the child is not supposed to look at the picture until after reading the story twice. This was frustrating for my daughter.
Occasionally, there are errors in grammar in the reading passages, like using conjunctions at the beginning of sentences.
5 out of 5 stars
Reviewed by Cindy Brady (Johnson City, TN), December 20, 2008
This is a great product, and certainly the most economical method to get your child on a 2nd grade reading level. You can add some bells and whistles and hands-on activities if you want to. One caution--I have read some bad reviews, and I believe that most of them are the result of trying to teach the child before he or she is ready--particularly boys. If they are struggling with the lesson, put the book away for a month or so, then back up a few lessons and try again. Children come to readiness at different times and you CANNOT rush it. So don't be afraid to take a break and then come back to it--several times if necessary. After homeschooling all three of my kids through high school, I am now buying this for my grandkids!
5 out of 5 stars
Reviewed by Susanne Miele (Groton, MA), October 21, 2008
I have used this program with several children and find it very user friendly and effective, especially with dyslexic children!
4 out of 5 stars
Reviewed by Bridget (Fishertown, PA), August 20, 2008
I used this book for my daughter when she was 4 years old and by 5 years she was reading well. I tried to use it with my son when he turned 5 and within the first 5 to 10 lessons I knew that was a mistake. About 9 months later, I am using it again with him and he absolutely loves to read. Just a caution, don't make them read until they are ready. If I would have kept going with my son when he wasn't interested, it would have been a HUGE mistake.
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