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Reading together : everything you need to know to raise a child who loves to read / Diane W. Frankenstein.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: New York : Penguin Group, 2009.Edition: 1st edDescription: 279 pages : illustrations ; 24 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780399535246
  • 0399535241
Subject(s): Genre/Form:
Contents:
Introduction: Why I read -- What we know about children and reading -- How to help children love what they read -- The art of conversational reading -- Why I chose these books -- Why you need this book -- How to use this book. Part 1: 101 story pages: Conversation starters for any story -- The key to the story pages: Picture books ; Books for children in grades 2 to 5 ; Books for children in grades 4 to 6+. Part 2: Subject conversations: Tips for using the subject conversations. 102 and beyond.
Summary: Helps parents, teachers, librarians and other caregivers find books that children will want to read and talk about, promoting meaning and pleasure in their reading, and including over a hundred book recommendations.
Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Children's Book Children's Book Dr. James Carlson Library Parent/Teacher Resource Collection-Children's 649.58 F829 Available 33111008583243
Children's Book Children's Book Main Library Parent/Teacher Resource Collection-Children's 649.58 F829 Available 33111008868909
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

A dynamic guide to more than 100 books that will get kids talking and reading more.

How do children become good readers? In Reading Together, educational consultant Diane W. Frankenstein shares the secret- guiding children to find an appropriate book and talking with them about the story helps them connect with what they read.

This engaging guide shares advice for parents, teachers, librarians, and caregivers on how to help children find what to read, and then through conversation, how to find meaning and pleasure in their reading. With more than 100 great book recommendations for kids from Pre-K through grade six, as well as related conversation starters, Reading Together offers a winning equation to turn children into lifelong readers. Some of the award-winning books discussed include Betty G. Birney?s World According to Humphrey , Gennifer Choldenko?s Notes from a Liar and Her Dog , and David Shannon?s Bad Case of Stripes .

"A Perigee book."

"101 books kids will want to read and talk about"--Cover.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction: Why I read -- What we know about children and reading -- How to help children love what they read -- The art of conversational reading -- Why I chose these books -- Why you need this book -- How to use this book. Part 1: 101 story pages: Conversation starters for any story -- The key to the story pages: Picture books ; Books for children in grades 2 to 5 ; Books for children in grades 4 to 6+. Part 2: Subject conversations: Tips for using the subject conversations. 102 and beyond.

Helps parents, teachers, librarians and other caregivers find books that children will want to read and talk about, promoting meaning and pleasure in their reading, and including over a hundred book recommendations.

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