Reading for Our Lives - The Urgency of Early Literacy and the Action Plan to Help Your Child

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 When her child went off to school, Maya Smart was shocked to discover that a good education in America is a long shot, in ways that few parents fully appreciate. Our current approach to literacy offers too little, too late, and attempting to play catch-up when our kids get to kindergarten can no longer be our default strategy. We have to start at the top. The brain architecture for reading develops rapidly during infancy, and early language experiences are critical to building it. That means parents’ work as children’s first teachers begins from day one too--and we need deeper knowledge to play our positions. In this updated edition, new material backs the urgent call for early literacy with even more evidence-based, practice-proven tips and activities, so parents can get to work fast doing the things that matter most. Designed for the parent who wants to spend more time with their child, rather than researching what to do with their child,

Product details

• Authors: Maya Payne Smart
• Publisher: Avery Publishing Group
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 29.04.2025
• EAN: 9780593544426
• ISBN: 978-0-593-54442-6
• No. of pages: 272
• Dimensions: 132 mm x 202 mm x 18 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > School education, didactics, methodology; FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / Parenting / General, EDUCATION / Parent Participation, Organization & management of education, Advice on parenting, Educational administration and organization, Teaching of a specific subject, Parenting: advice and issues, Educational: Languages other than English, EDUCATION / Teaching / Subjects / Reading & Phonics