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Completely revised and updated! Now in paperback. An award-winning journalist and literacy advocate provides a clear, step-by-step guide to helping your child thrive as a reader and a learner
Todays children face intense pressure to meet rising academic standards and prepare for future careers, but most fall dangerously short. Early struggles with language and literacy often snowball into lasting disadvantages. Millions of U.S. kids dont learn to read well in elementary school, driving low adult literacy rates and threatening the nations economic productivity, public health, and social equity.
In Reading for Our Lives, journalist Maya Payne Smart shows that the literacy crisis starts at home. Too many parents expect schools to unlock their childs reading potential, unaware that even the best classroom instruction (which most dont get) cant make up for weak early preparation or inconsistent support outside of school.
Smart breaks down the latest research to show parents how to do their part to build essential literacy skills. She busts the myth that bedtime stories are parents greatest contribution to kids reading development. She advocates instead for weaving a range of simple, fun, free literacy habits and activities into everyday family lifeand shows you how to do it.
With optimism and evidence, Reading for Our Lives delivers a clear call to action and a path forward for families, schools, and communities to beat the literacy crisis together.
Author: Maya Payne Smart
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Avery Publishing Group
Published: 04/29/2025
Pages: 272
Weight: 0.45lbs
Size: 7.90h x 5.10w x 0.80d
ISBN: 9780593544426
Language: English
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