Teach Your Child to Read in 100 Easy Lessons Review
by Mary Follin
Many parents have considered using Teach Your Child to Read in 100 Easy Lessons to teach their child to read. And with good reason; it's an excellent book. Thousands of families have used this book—written by Siegfried Englemann and Phyllis Haddox and published in 1986—to successfully teach their children to read. In this article, we will discuss the pros and cons of Teach Your Child to Read in 100 Easy Lessons.
For starters, here's what you might like about Teach Your Child to Read in 100 Easy Lessons: 1) Teach Your Child to Read in 100 Easy Lessons is is a phonics-based method of teaching reading, and science tells us that phonics is the best way to teach a child to read. It's also the easiest, especially if you've never taught anyone to read before. Phonics is taught in a linear, step-by-step fashion, so it's easy for you to monitor your child and know exactly where she is in progress. |
2) By using a book, you are able to avoid the computer altogether. A lot of parents are concerned about how much time children are spending in front of screens—learning, playing games, and watching TV—and understandably so. Many parents who are opting to use print materials for teaching are pretty excited to find a tool that doesn't require planting their children in front of a computer.
3) Teach Your Child to Read in 100 Easy Lessons presents the process of teaching reading with fairly clear instructions. Step-by-step, you are able to develop a non-reader into a reader by following what the book tells you to do.
4) A lot of parents like the idea of using methodologies that stand the test of time. Perhaps your parents taught YOU to read with Teach Your Child to Read in 100 Easy Lessons. Like music and literature, when something persists for over 35 years, you can probably count on it delivering what it promises.
5) The price is right. Where else can you teach your child to read for less than $14?
So if you are considering using Teach Your Child to Read in 100 Easy Lessons to teach YOUR child to read, you might be happy with this book. That said, there are some key ingredients missing; read below to find out what's NOT in the book!
3) Teach Your Child to Read in 100 Easy Lessons presents the process of teaching reading with fairly clear instructions. Step-by-step, you are able to develop a non-reader into a reader by following what the book tells you to do.
4) A lot of parents like the idea of using methodologies that stand the test of time. Perhaps your parents taught YOU to read with Teach Your Child to Read in 100 Easy Lessons. Like music and literature, when something persists for over 35 years, you can probably count on it delivering what it promises.
5) The price is right. Where else can you teach your child to read for less than $14?
So if you are considering using Teach Your Child to Read in 100 Easy Lessons to teach YOUR child to read, you might be happy with this book. That said, there are some key ingredients missing; read below to find out what's NOT in the book!