*Expert help for worried parents from a veteran literacy specialist, teacher educator, and psychotherapist. *Can be used by parents as a stand-alone guide or in conjunction with professional interventions. *Features easy-to-follow steps with lots of examples and tips, plus advice from other parents who've been there. *Provides fun ways to learn new reading skills, which both children and parents will enjoy. *Teachers and reading specialists will recommend this book to parents for its wealth of resources.

*A respected and widely adopted work, fully updated: 35% new material includes two new chapters. *New chapters address physiological (diet, sleep, exercise) and affective (social-emotional) influences on reading development. *Concise, accessible introduction to major theories and models of reading. *Student-friendly features include framing and discussion questions, learning activities, classroom applications, and teacher anecdotes.

*Expert help for worried parents from a veteran literacy specialist, teacher educator, and psychotherapist. *Can be used by parents as a stand-alone guide or in conjunction with professional interventions. *Features easy-to-follow steps with lots of examples and tips, plus advice from other parents who've been there. *Provides fun ways to learn new reading skills, which both children and parents will enjoy. *Teachers and reading specialists will recommend this book to parents for its wealth of resources.