Succeeding at Reading
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Succeeding at Reading
This book is the solution you are looking for to teach phonetic reading! It is also the only phonetic reading tool you will ever need for this purpose. Succeeding at Reading comes with its own self-contained Parent/Teacher Guide explaining all the phonetic constructs and their sounds, a how-to guide, some effective teaching tips, and some of the "whys" and "wherefores" of phonics.
(PB, 8 1/2 x 11, 115 pages) $15.95
Take the Test!
The following link contains a sample list of words from an exercise in
Succeeding at Reading. A student is considered to have completed Succeeding
at Reading when he or she can read pages like this at 100 words per minute
aloud. A good reader is able to read at this speed, and students often
easily exceed this speed. A student at any level can begin Succeeding at
Reading at that level and use it to attain that level of fluency.
Click HERE to take the test.
You can do it on the computer or print it out.
Succeeding at Reading is based on the time-honored and statistically proven method of successfully teaching children to read accurately, fluently, and effectively. Children are thrilled at seeing their rapid progress, and become eager to see more improvement as they realize that they will very soon be reading books just like adults. The student simply reads his way into reading through carefully crafted lessons by which the student is instructed simply through the process of reading. The key is in how the lessons reinforce each phonetic concept in turn each time the student goes through the lessons. Each time the student reads the lessons, it will be at a faster pace than the last, because he will have become more familiar with the phonetic constructs, and he will recognize them more quickly and instinctively. That is all there is to it. The student does not need to memorize a lot of rules, nor memorize thousands of words. He will automatically begin to identify with letter combinations and the sounds that they produce.
The lessons are especially ordered so that the student is able to easily transition from one concept to the next. Each and every word in every lesson conforms specifically to the phonetic rules applying to that lesson. There are no odd words or sight words to stumble over as the student learns the sound upon which the lesson is based. Related phonetic concepts are grouped and ordered in a manner most easily conquered by the student.
Lessons are kept very simple and straightforward, especially for the beginner. Similar sounds are grouped for more ready assimilation and easier progress. For instance, when learning short "e," the student will encounter similar words like "let—set—bet" together. A student just learning to combine short "e," is yet fluent with the sounds of all consonants. Thus, maintaining some continuity shields the student from facing too many new concepts simultaneously. This greatly increases the speed and ease of learning each concept as it is presented.
Succeeding at Reading is the tool to teach reading. It matters not if you are just starting with a beginning reading student, or an older student who is struggling and in need of remedial help. This tool makes readers. In fact, when all children learned to read by this method, there were no remedial reading programs. Some tools may work well for natural readers, bright students or good word memorizers. However, with most of today’s reading programs, many students never really become fluent and accomplished readers because the proper reading foundation is never laid. The saying, "Different students learn different ways," is simply not true when it comes to reading. All students learn to really read the same way, and Succeeding at Reading makes real readers out of all students—bright, slow, natural or remedial. It will even help dyslexic readers.
