Nurturing a Willing Student: A Better Approach to Achievement and Teaching Reading - Couverture souple

Mork, Gretchen

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0595434355 ISBN 13 : 9780595434350

Editeur : iUniverse, 2007

Synopsis

Children start life with an insatiable desire for knowledge, yet many become resistant to learning long before they start school. Whether you are a parent or an educator, Nurturing a Willing Student will teach you how to plant the seeds of academic success in the spirit of a trusting and enthusiastic child.Gretchen Mork draws on more than fifty years of experience in teaching reading as she explains how to nurture student achievement in a comfortable and safe environment by focusing on humanity instead of numbers. Her guide is packed with anecdotes, insightful observations, and useful suggestions for teaching the basics, ultimately bringing out the best in young students. Mork details how to choose beginning books, teach phonics skills to children of all ages, and incorporate sounds and blending exercises into daily lessons.The world of education is changing rapidly. Nurturing a Willing Student will not only help children find personal success but also promote a better world through literacy in all communities.

A propos du livre

Biographie de l'auteur

Gretchen Mork has been teaching children to read for over fifty years. She is the author of Five Minute Phonics and a crusader for literacy and social justice. Mork and her husband Fred have three grown children and live in Briones, California.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: iUniverse
• Date d'édition: 2007
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0595434355
• ISBN 13: 9780595434350
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 174
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible