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We all know the importance of reading aloud to our children, butbeyond that, how do kids really learn to read? Why should youjump-start the process before formal instruction in school begins?And how do you know if your child’s literacy skills are developingnormally? In this empowering guide, Dr. J. Richard Gentry describes how toteach reading before your child enters kindergarten and how to makeprogress once your child is in school. He offers parents aneasy-to-understand program outlining the five phases of kids’literacy development, with age- and stage-appropriate activitiesthat make reading and writing fun. Raising Confident Readers is essential for every parent who wants their child to be alifelong learner.