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Teach Your Child to Read in 100 Easy Lessons

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Reading is fundamental. This basic skill paves the way for a child to be successful in school and then adulthood. Reading enhances imagination, which is a huge part of childhood. Every parent and caregiver wants his or her child to read. Most parents do not realize that there is a very simple tool available for them to each their child to read that is easy to follow, inexpensive, and self-contained. Teach Your Child to Read in 100 Easy Lessons by Siegfried Engelmann, Phylis Haddox, and Elaine Bruner is a phonics based reading program designed for children as young as three. This program takes 20 minutes a day and after 100 lessons your child will be reading at a 2nd grade level. This program is the best beginning reading program that builds a firm phonics foundation.

The Parent’s Guide is a comprehensive chapter which explains the program and teaches parents how to use it. Teach Your Child to Read in 100 Easy Lessons is a teacher intensive program. Parents sit beside their child and teach the entire 20 minute lesson. Immediate feedback and correction are given. There is nothing worse than practicing something the wrong way and creating a bad habit. It essential to correct errors immediately.

Being animated and cheery throughout the lesson will make the time fly!  My girl actually fight over who gets to pull “the reading book” off the desk. Mind you, my younger daughter just turned three a few weeks ago but she is incredibly proud when she points to the sounds in the book and correctly identifies them.

Parents may worry about  the “funny letters” in the story. Don’t worry, the brilliant creators of this program systematically fade them out.  Each day the child will write down select sound which further commits this sound to mastery.  Children begin reading simple stories during Lesson 13.  The first story is three words (see me eat).  Stories are accompanied by single photos that help build comprehension.  You will be amazed at what your child is reading by the time you reach Lesson 100.

This book is based on research (and lots of it).  For more information please visit startreading.com

My brief history with this program: In college I worked as a therapist for a boy with autism.  We used the sister program Reading Mastery to teach him to read in his home program since he wasn’t learning this essential skill at school.  I immediately became hooked on how easy this program was for me to teach followed by how quickly my student was learning.  After graduate school I taught for a year at a charter school which utilized Direct Instruction programs for language, reading, and math.  My ESL children learned to read!  When I became a parent it was an obvious choice what I would use to give my children a head start with reading.

My older daughter is 4 years, 4 months old and is on Lesson 28 of this program.  I am ashamed to admit that it is my fault we do not do lessons on a more regular basis.  I could insert a million excuses, but instead I am going to commit to reading more!  Here is a video of her reading the story in lesson 28.  I was keeping it real with an untidy house and amateur videography.

Teaching other about saving money and Direct Instruction are two things I am very passionate about. I believe that every family needs a copy of this book and that every preschool should be utilizing it. The current price on Amazon is less than $13. For thirteen dollars you can give children the skill of a second grade reading level. To me that is priceless. I am beyond excited that one lucky Coupons are Great winner will receive a copy of Teach Your Child to Read in 100 Easy Lessons.  A huge thank you goes to the Association for Direct Instruction for sponsoring this giveaway.

This Giveaway is Now Closed.  The winner has been confirmed.

Disclaimer: I did not receive any compensation for this post. Opinions expressed are my own and are not influenced by monetary compensation.  The sponsor of this giveaway is responsible for prize fulfillment.


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  25. Erin G. says

    I would absolutely love this for my son Evan. He is 3 years old and has become SUPER interested in letters and their sounds and reading lately. This would be amazing for him.

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  33. Judy Ward says

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  39. Jody H says

    I would love this for my four year old son. He already knows his letters and can write them and I’m not sure how to proceed. This would be great!
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  46. Amanda says

    I would love this for my son who i am going to start preschool homeschool with in the fall
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  49. Jill W says

    I’m actually borrowing this book from a friend, and since we’ve had it, the corners have been bent and pages wrinkled. I’d like to win this book to give my generous friend a new copy!

  52. Shelly says

    My daughter (middle child) loves to read and devours books. She often reads to her younger brother. I would love to teach my son (youngest) to read because I know the younger he learns the more likely he will be to grow a love of reading.

    shellyrm at yahoo dot com

  56. Amy Hickman says

    Carter is 4.5 and soundingbout words. This book would be perfect to supplement our at-home teaching.

  63. Jenn F says

    This will be great for Everett. He is showing all the signs of being ready to read & it is time I did something about it!!

  66. Becky Black says

    I have not been excited about teaching my daughter to read… but she and my son would love this. And so would their MOMMY!

  70. Nina says

    This book would be perfect for my almost 6 year old who is struggling in Kindergarten right now. It will also benefit my 3.5 year old and my 10 month old!

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  95. tess says

    this book is perfect for my son and then when my daughter gets older- she can use it too.
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  110. Jen S says

    My daughter is almost 2 1/2 and already knows all her letters, I’d love to start her on a reading program soon! Then I could use the same thing for the bun-in-the-oven when he gets here and old enough!

    Liked on facebook and follow you on Google Reader. (Sorry I don’t twitter)

  111. Kara says

    My 3 year old, Liam, loves books. I’m really excited to start schooling him soon and introduce him to reading on his own!

  113. Piera Kelley says

    I would love to get this for my granddaughter. She is very young, but loves books already!

  114. Kelley says

    This would be great for my 4 year old boy who loves books. It would also be good for my 5 year old who is starting to learn to read.

  115. Marci says

    My son Murphy Jack will really benefit from this book. I’m a teacher turned stay at home mom, and I’m always looking for good resources. Thank u!

  118. Keely Hostetter says

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  125. Penny W says

    I’d love to have this for my daughter. She’s a little too young to start it quite yet, but at the rate kids grow, it could be tomorrow that she’s ready.

  132. michelle mayer says

    If I won this would be for my wonderful daughter hayley, she loves her books! She is 3 and 1/2

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