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Teach Your Child to Read in 100 Easy Lessons | 
| Authors: Siegfried Engelmann, Phyllis Haddox, Elaine Bruner
Publisher: Fireside
Category: Book
List Price: $22.00
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Rating:  457 reviews
Sales Rank: 865
Media: Paperback
Edition: 1st
Pages: 395
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2
Dimensions (in): 10.8 x 8.3 x 0.9
ISBN: 0671631985
Dewey Decimal Number: 372.41
EAN: 9780671631987
ASIN: 0671631985
Publication Date: June 15, 1986
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Condition: Fair; Top edge of front cover has tear at spine, top edge of book is stained/warped on front cover and first few pages and some spot stains on edge of book. Inside text is unmarked.
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Product Description
* 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.
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 A Great Teaching Tool December 3, 2008
Ruby Parker (Connecticut)
I used this book with my daughter the summer before she entered first grade. We had been assigned to Germany for the past three years and she had spent the last two years in German kindergarten. Unfortunately, they did not teach reading readiness at the kindergarten and focused only on activities and arts and crafts. Desperate to get her up to speed before school started, I used this book with her every day of that summer right up to the week when she started first grade. To my surprise, her first grade teacher soon asked for our permission to use our daughter as an example of advanced reading performance for her graduate school work.
I would say that this book delivers well on its goal of teaching young children to read. The lessons were well sequenced and appropriately timed for our young six-year old's interest span. Perhaps the lessons and the book itself could have been better presented graphically instead of the plain black and white pages, needless to say it would have kept her attention a bit better, but that for me would be the only drawback of this program. It is a wonderful teaching tool to use in conjunction with other brightly designed and imaginative materials for teaching little children to read.
 Miracle Worker November 26, 2008
R. Holden (New York)
Over two years ago "Maria" was stricken with bacterial meningitis. A college scholar, musician, and artist could no longer read or write. After having worked with her for five or six months just trying hit and miss methods, I purchased "Teach Your Child To Read In 100 Easy Lessons."
It was clear, simple to use, and easily adaptable to my particular need. Maria now reads at the fourth or fifth grade level, still struggling with the aftermath of her disease, but she is confident and happy that she can read again. I could never have done it without this book. It is a miracle worker! Thank you, thank you, thank you.
Worked for us November 26, 2008
Lisajayer (Fort Worth, Texas)
I started this book when my twins turned 5. One of my twins tends to learn a bit quicker than the other, so I decided to have an individual lesson with each of them. The lessons do start off with very simple to teach and learn concepts. Initially the lessons do indeed only take 10-5 minutes each. We are currently on lesson #86 and starting at around #60 or so, the lessons begin to take longer. The stories get longer and more difficult to read. I would guesstimate they take about 25 minutes each and I am not falling the directions to a t because I am only having my kids read the story one time. In my opinion, reading the stories twice is asking a lot! Especially in the later lessons. That being said, this program has been excellent for my kids. I have twins and they started Kindergarten in August. Both are in the "high" reading groups and have already completed the testing sequence that kindergarteners are supposed to complete by year end. My twins are both very different in their learning style, and my son, while bright is normally at average with his peers. So for him to be in the "high" reading group for me was a nice feeling. My goal in doing this program was to give the kids (my son especially) a head start and a confidence boost in regards to their learning abilities. My son is not the most confident in general, but he is very proud that he can read already!
The lessons are not necessarilly "fun". The stories are funny, so that helps later on. But, to add incentive, I set it up so that one could play learning games on the computer while the other did their lesson with me. This has worked very well for us! If they want computer time, they have to do a reading lesson. There ARE days that they do not want to do the lesson, but when told they can't have computer time if they don't do the lesson, they usually change their mind and agree to do the lesson.
I do recommend this book. I am so excited to see my kids reading!! My daughter reads the 150+ word stories without much sounding out now. But on the parents end it does take time and commitment.
Hope this helps some folks out there considering purchasing this book.
An Amazing Find! November 24, 2008
A. Case (TN)
This book was recomended to me awhile ago but I forgot about it. While browsing on Amazon one day I saw it and decided to check it out. After reading all the wonderful reviews I knew I had to get it. I didn't even know if my almost 4 year old son would be interested in it, but I thought if nothing else it would be a good resource down the road. It has been amazing! Not only does my son love his "reading game" time, he begs me to do it every day and proudly shows his Daddy all that he has been learning. Based on the reviews here I didn't think we'd do much with the writing part. I thought they started with letters that were too hard to learn to write and I wasn't sure my son would have the fine motor skills needed to do it. Again I was happily surprized. My son did have trouble with the letters but every day he has gotten better and had more control with his hand movements. It really helps that they keep reviewing the letters every few days.
I will definately be recommending this book to everyone I know!
Great Investment! If you are thinking about it....go ahead and buy it you WILL be GLAD you did! November 24, 2008
Maria (Waco, Texas, USA)
My 4 1/2 year old daughter is on lesson 86 of 100. She's doing great. Her big brother, who is almost 7, completed this program by his 5th birthday. He's reading on a 4th grade level and excels with reading. What's so wonderful is I bought 1 book. That's it. I spent maybe $20 a few years ago and by the middle of next month I will have completed the program on 2 children. So, for $10/child I have (with the help of this book, prayer, and patience) taught my children to read! Nothing fancy. Simple reading. Buy the book and open up a world of reading to your child. They will read so much. Totally worth it!
I will add that my son did this program in a years time...not 100 consecutive days like they recommend. My daughter has taken a little less time....probably 7 months. But, don't be afraid of going at your own pace!
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