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You HAVE to Read This One: Raising a CONTAGIOUS Reader.
Thirty Chapters
199 Pages
Book Lists for All Ages
Life Experiences from Families
Table of Contents
Introduction: Why Such a Book?
Peeking into Reading: The Beginnings
Leading Up to Reading
How Will I Know When My Child is Ready to Read?
Why Do We Need Reading?
Reading Together
Guidelines for Read-Aloud Time
Don't Stop Now, Mom!
Let Me See You Do It!
Creating a Home Library
Organizing a Home Library
Visiting the Local Library
Library Etiquette
Borrowing Books
The On-line Catalog
What is an Acceptable Book?
*One Family's Perspective
*Another Family's Perspective
*Making "What is an Acceptable Book?" Practical
Cracking the Library's Secret Code
Library Cards
I'm Reading
What is a Genre, Anyway?
*Nursery Rhymes and Cadences
*Fairy Tales, Folktales and Folklore
*American Folklore and Tall Tales
*Fables
*Historical Fiction
*Fantasy
*Realism
*Biography
*Mythology and Science Fiction
*Poetry
What to Read? Now That's the Question
*Infants
*Toddlers
*Preschoolers
*Early Elementary Readers
*Older Elementary Readers
*Young Adults
On the Lookout for the Awards
You Be the Judge
Books Can Teach for the Younger Years - Preschool to 5th
Magnificent Magazines
Nurturing Growing Readers
Reading Roadblocks
Where is Your Child on the Spectrum of Reading?
The Reluctant and the Delayed Readers
The Accelerated Reader
Beyond Books
Appendix A: Glossary of Terms
Appendix B: A Developmental Sequence of Language Skills
Appendix C: Books Can Teach for the Younger Years
Appendix D: Reading Possibilities for Upper Elementary and
Middle School
Appendix E: Literature Lists for High School Students
Appendix F: Helpful Websites
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