Brookline Books/Lumen Editions

Teaching a Young Child to Read 

by Wood Smethurst 

Provides detailed instructions for parents to help preschoolers become fluent readers—starting with basic reading awareness and developing both skills and comprehension. This informal, no-pressure approach makes learning a natural, fun process. Games, artwork, scrapbooks, and journals are combined with a wide range of activities— from library visits to cooking and gardening.

Increasingly, educators and legislators are stressing the critical importance of developing early reading skills. Students who begin reading before they reach first grade are the students most likely to succeed later on. Reading skills translate to greater potential in all areas of learning.