Raising kids who read: what parents and teachers can do

Introduction: Have fun, start now

The science of reading

Part I: Birth through preschool. Preparing your child to learn to decode

Creating a thirst for knowledge

Seeing themselves as readers before they can read

Part II: Kindergarten through second grade. Learning to decode

Banking knowledge for the future

Preventing a motivation backslide

Part III: Third grade and beyond. Reading with fluency

Working with more complex texts

The reluctant older reader.