Text

Reading for our lives : the urgency of early literacy and the action plan to help your child

---

Today’s 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 don’t learn to read well in elementary school, driving low adult literacy rates and threatening the nation’s 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 child’s reading potential, unaware that even the best classroom instruction (which most don’t get) can’t 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 life—and 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.

---

Availability

Detail Information

Series Title

-

Call Number

372.41 SMA R

Publisher

New York : Avery., 2022

Collation

260 hlm. ; 21 cm

Language

English

ISBN/ISSN

978-2-78678-746-0

Classification

372.41

Content Type

-

Media Type

-

Carrier Type

-

Edition

-

Subject(s)

Membaca (Pendidikan Dasar)
Literasi
Peran Orang Tua
Pendidikan Anak Usia Dini

Specific Detail Info

-

Statement of Responsibility

Smart, Maya Payne

Other version/related

File Attachment

Comments

---

You must be logged in to post a comment