Exactly What You're Getting
First of all, this isn't like any how-to book you've ever read. Because it's more of a frustration-free "Playbook" to get your child to start reading sooner rather than later.
There's no fluff or filler - It immediately gets down to showing you exactly what to do, how to do it, and why.
Plus, it's easy to read.
You can read it in an afternoon at just 142 pages (5.5 x 8.5 size). And you'll immediately "get" the entire system I personally used to get my son to test in the top 98% of 3rd graders on his standardized state test.
Here's just a fraction of what's inside and what it might mean for you:
- The simple yet effective hack to teach your child first and the exact order to introduce more advanced concepts ensures your child learns to read fast, regardless of age.
- The six reading principles
- Common mistakes parents make when teaching their children to read and how to avoid them.
- The five stages of reading proficiency.
- The 20-minute habit that guarantees their quiz scores never fall below 71-82%.
- How to introduce and teach Letter Sound Blends
- How to drill 3 Letter CVC Words
- Step-by-step instructions for long vowels and short vowels
- The exact right time to introduce sight words to your child.
- Supportive tips and practical strategies to help your child read easily and quickly
- How to Use the Power of Reading Aloud to Your Child and with Your Child.
- The secrete to mastering ABC Letter Sounds and Alphabet Phonics
- The best way to implement Pre-Reader Prep
- How to prepare your child for reading.
- The six pre-reading skills that indicate their reading readiness.
- The best method to ensure your child's reading proficiency.
- The exact reading resources you’ll need to build your best home learning environment.
The 20-minute reading technique adds an extra 7,192 new vocabulary words for kids who use it.
- The fastest & easiest way to teach your child to read at home, even as young as 2 (Even if right now they can't say their ABCs) (p. 8)
- 5 mistakes that actually prevent your child from learning to read, like depending too much on schools (p. 33)
- The step-by-step, proven reading system that works for all ages (p. 77)
- How to prepare your child for reading success with 6 key pre-reading skills (p. 50)
- What you should never do when teaching the alphabet, like using only capital letters (p. 37)
- Why teaching letter sounds out of order helps children learn faster (p. 36)
- Say goodbye to reading frustration! This system makes it fun and easy (p. 134)
- Why starting early (like age 2!) is key for reading success (p. 41)
- How to get your child reading above their grade level in just weeks (p. 89)
- Why you need to read WITH your child, not just TO them (p. 34)
How to guarantee that your child tests in the top 90th percentile on standardized tests
- Why teaching letter sounds randomly works better than alphabetical order (p. 36)
- The little-known reason capital letters hinder reading progress (p. 37)
- Forget complicated new techniques - reading aloud daily is the key (p. 33)
- How to avoid unfair comparisons to other children's reading levels (p. 38)
- The reading "secret" used by the most successful students (p. 41)
- Give your child an advantage with level-based books (p. 40)
- Say goodbye to boring books! This system keeps reading fun (p. 42)
- Discover the natural progression that makes reading click (p. 41)
- How to know if your child has mastered pre-reading skills (p. 50)
- Got a late starter? Here's how to accelerate learning fast (p. 41)
- Why public schools fail 32% of 4th graders and 24% of 8th graders in the US - who cannot read at a basic level (p. 16)
How to transition progressing young readers from picture books to chapter books (p. 114)
- Why teaching letter sounds randomly works better than alphabetical order (p. 36)
- How a simple shift from letter names to letter sounds caused a 300% increase in reading ability (p. 8)
- The step-by-step method to get a non-reader reading in just 8 weeks (p. 8)
- Why memorizing the alphabet song sabotages reading progress (p. 36)
- 6 activities to build early reading skills starting at age 2 (p. 51)
- The reading "secret" used by the most successful students (p. 41)
- How to avoid unfair comparisons to other children's reading levels (p. 38)
- A proven way to get your child reading above grade level in weeks (p. 89)
- Why over 60% of America's 4th graders are not proficient in reading, a trend persisting over 20 years (p. 15)
The right way to use phonics
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- How the author went from being shocked at his son's low reading level to creating a full reading system (p. 8)
- The little-known reason the public school system fails so many kids - it was designed to create factory workers, not free thinkers (p. 15)
- Why teaching sight words first destroys reading potential (p. 36)
- How to know the 6 key skills that indicate your child is ready to start reading (p. 50)
- The key to raising a child who loves reading for life (p. 135)
- The reading strategy that activates thousands of brain cells, strengthening connections (p. 26)
- 6 key pre-reading skills indicate if a child is ready: print awareness, phonological awareness, narrative ability, vocabulary, print motivation, and letter knowledge (p. 50-71)
- The 5 stages of reading proficiency: read aloud, letter sounds, CVC words, long vowels, and multi-letter blends (p. 79)