Any child can read better /

Any child can read better /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Wiener, Harvey S.
Edition:	2nd ed.
Imprint:	New York : Oxford University Press, 1996.
Description:	1 online resource (xii, 276 pages) : illustrations
Language:	English
Subject:	Reading -- Parent participation. Reading (Elementary) Reading (Elementary) Reading -- Parent participation. Electronic book.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11178023

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ISBN:	9780198026235 0198026234 9780195102185 0195102185 9786610528561 661052856X 0195102185
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index. Print version record.
Summary:	This guide helps children to enter the world of reading by providing detailed instructions on the manner in which parents can use conversation, games, and exercises with pictures to help children draw meaning out of written material.
Other form:	Print version: Wiener, Harvey S. Any child can read better. 2nd ed. New York : Oxford University Press, 1996

Table of Contents:

1. Introduction: Your Child Can Read Better with Your Help
2. Mining Word Meanings
3. Words, The Magic Kingdom
4. Reading Warm-Ups
5. "Just the Facts, Ma'am": Reading for Information
6. Words and Pictures: Using Visual Aids
7. The Reading-Writing Connection
8. Finding Secrets: Inference
9. The Crystal Ball: Predicting Outcomes and Drawing Conclusions
10. Faraway Views: Generalizing
11. Moms and Dads as Reading Helpers: Good Books Through the Grades.