title: Teach a Child to Read With Children's Books: Combining Story Reading, Phonics, and Writing to Promote Reading Success
author:  Mark B. Thogmartin 
description: Arguing from his own experience as an educator and parent that story books teach a love a reading better than reading textbooks do, the author presents compelling examples of how to use children's literature to promote learning and enjoyment. The book includes lesson plans and reading lists, aimed particularly at home schooling parents. A 1999 Parents' Choice Approval. (Parents' Choice) -- <i>From <a href="/exec/obidos/subst/partners/marketing/parents-choice.html">Parents' Choice</a></i>
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  Story and Pictures By  
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  # Contents
  
  
  [Cover](dummy_split_008.html#filepos20443)
  
  
  [Title Page](dummy_split_000.html#filepos181)  
    
  
  
  [Begin Reading](dummy_split_003.html#filepos4654)
  
  
  [Copyright](dummy_split_005.html#filepos12755)
  
  
  [About the Publisher](dummy_split_006.html#filepos17087)
  
  
  [Share Your Thoughts](dummy_split_007.html#filepos18360)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  _**Dear Parent:  
  Your child’s love of reading starts here!**_  
    
  
  
  Every child learns to read in a different way and at his or her own speed. You
  can help your young reader improve and become more confident by encouraging
  his or her own interests and abilities. You can also guide your child’s
  spiritual development by reading stories with biblical values and Bible
  stories, like I Can Read! books published by Zonderkidz. From books your child
  reads with you to the first books he or she reads alone, there are I Can Read!
  