Main description:

*Expert help for worried parents from a veteran literacy specialist, teacher educator, and psychotherapist.
*Can be used by parents as a stand-alone guide or in conjunction with professional interventions.
*Features easy-to-follow steps with lots of examples and tips, plus advice from other parents who've been there.
*Provides fun ways to learn new reading skills, which both children and parents will enjoy.
*Teachers and reading specialists will recommend this book to parents for its wealth of resources.

Contents:

1. Help! I'm Overwhelmed!
2. The Foundations of Reading
3. The Parts of the Reading Process
4. How Can I Tell What's Causing My Child's Reading Difficulty?
5. What Should I Do If My Child Is Having Difficulty with Visual Processing?
6. What Should I Do If My Child Is Having Difficulty with Auditory Processing?
7. What Should I Do If My Child Is Having Difficulty with Phonics?
8. What Should I Do If My Child Is Having Difficulty with Vocabulary?
9. What Should I Do If My Child Is Having Difficulty with Reading Comprehension?
10. What Should I Do If My Child Is Having Difficulty with Attention and/or Motivation?
A Few Final Words: Putting It All Together
Appendix: Word Family and Sight Word Lists
Index