Read Well, Think Well

Build Your Child's Reading, Comprehension, and Critical Thinking Skills

By: Hal W Lanse

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Paperback | 1 June 2008

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It?s not just about reading anymore. It?s about learning to think. Millions of children struggle with reading?and even more struggle to understand exactly what they?re reading. Read Well, Think Well teaches parents how to help their kids build their reading and comprehension skills. Teacher trainer and literacy specialist Hal W. Lanse, Ph.D., arms parents with the necessary knowledge, strategies, and exercises they need to turn their kids into first-rate readers and thinkers. Parents will learn how to: ?Understand the Big Six of Reading Comprehension (predicting, questioning the text, using text features, hearing the text, visualizing, and summarizing) ?Choose the best age-appropriate reading material ?Boost kids? memories and retention skills through verbal and visual exercises ?Promote values for everyday life through reading ?Utilize technology aids to help children understand the comprehension process Read Well, Think Well is every parent?s guide to ensuring that their children are well-read with superior critical thinking skills. AUTHOR Hal W. Lanse, Ph.D. (New York, NY), is a premiere teacher trainer in New York City. He is a specialist in middle grade and young adult literacy. He is the winner of the 1997 Frank W. Dilley Award, Walden University?s annual prize for outstanding doctoral dissertation. Dr. Lanse, a consultant with the UFT Teacher Center, trains teachers in current literacy research and shows them how to turn the research into daily classroom practice. He has also taught many parenting workshops for the United Federation of Teachers. Lanse lives with his teenage son, Kenny.

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Introduction: At Long Last: A Training Manual for Parents	p. ix
The Big Six: The Key Comprehension Skills That Your Child Must Master	p. 1
Picking Appropriate Books	p. 17
Modern Literacies: From Web Sites to Video Games	p. 35
Meditation for a Better Brain	p. 47
Building Background Knowledge with Idiomatic Expressions	p. 63
Building Background Knowledge with Popular Proverbs and Sayings	p. 87
Memory Games	p. 95
Study Skills	p. 113
Writing Builds Better Readers	p. 121
Multiple Intelligence Strategies That Improve Critical Thinking	p. 147
Boys and Reading: A Very Special Challenge	p. 159
Learning Disabilities: What to Know and What to Do	p. 185
Conclusion	p. 213
Index	p. 215
About the Author	p. 226
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