Bøker av Marilyn Martyn

Book Synopsis: This book is for: Parents who want to give their children a head start with their education.Parents of children with reading difficulties who want to give their children extra help or an earlier start with learning to read.Parents of children diagnosed with dyslexiaAdults who need to improve their understanding of English texts by revising phonics.Students who are learning English as second language.Autobiography: Marilyn developed her career around her love of books and reading.She trained as a teacher-librarian specialising in children's literature and primary (grade) school teaching.Marilyn has taught English and mathematics to children from prep grade to year nine in secondary schools over three decades. She later retrained as a literacy specialist.Marilyn found many opportunities to teach children who had difficulty learning to read. She has taught many students (including adults) to read and write English.She still does this as a private tutor and has an adult writing class.After sitting with many frustrated students who did not know how to decode (sound out) words, Marilyn devised a series of lessons that allowed students to sound out words quickly.These lessons are the foundation of this book.Modern reading research has shown the crucial role of phonics in learning to read, write and spell.Many children fail to gain the ability to read and write because they lack the understanding of how the English alphabet system works.Apart from her teaching career, Marilyn spent some time as an educational consultant for two publishers. She visited many schools, speaking to and informing teachers about current academic publications and trialling software for education developers.Marilyn wrote this book to share her knowledge and experience.She is passionate about children becoming fluent readers and writers.Marilyn knows this book provides the individual tuition many children need.

FUN AND ENGAGING ACTIVITIES FOR KIDS INCLUDED!This book is for: - Parents who want to give their children a head start with their education.- Parents of children with reading difficulties who want to give their children extra help or an earlier with learning to read.- Parents of children diagnosed with dyslexia.- Adults who need to improve their understanding of English texts by revising phonics.- Students who learning English as a second language.Steady mastery of the basic literacy skills outlined in this book will lead to: READING FREEDOM!

This book is a resource for parents and caregivers of a child learning to read.It contains ideas for activities to share with a child. It outlines the primary phonics and skills needed in the early years of learning to read.The KEY ingredients for effective early reading instruction are: step by step instruction in: -Phonemic or sound Awareness-Knowledge of letter-sound relationships known as phonics-Reading accessible texts where words are easy to sound out and are parts of a young child's vocabulary.The FOCUS is on all three.I present the reading skills taught in the first three years of formal schooling. Children develop these skills at their pace. It is best if you work patiently with your child and consolidate their progress step-by- step.Functional imaging has enabled neuroscientists to look inside the human brain. It is comprised of billions of interconnected brain cells.Reading and writing build up connections within the brain. -These are called reading circuits. -Reading circuits are formed in the left hemisphere of the brain. -They also connect with other areas in the brain. -It takes time and practise for these circuits to form.Reading is, therefore, a whole-brain activity. All brains are unique because everyone builds their brain connections.When teaching a young child to read, a multi-sensory approach works best. A multi-sensory approach means using kinesthetic (physical), audio and visual activities to build reading circuits.Three Reading Behaviour Checklists in the Appendix will enable you to measure your child's progress.