Mary Leonhardt
Auteur de Parents Who Love Reading, Kids Who Don't: How It Happens and What You Can Do About It
A propos de l'auteur
Mary Leonhardt has taken her enjoyment of literature into the classroom and onto the printed page. Her Parents Who Love Reading, Kids Who Don't, along with her Keeping Kids Reading, are intended to encourage young people to enjoy and appreciate the gift of reading. Ms. Leonhardt, who holds an MA in afficher plus English from Brown University, has taught at many schools, including a convent school in California, Concord-Carlisle High School in Massachusetts, and several Virginia high schools while her husband was serving there with the U.S. Navy. She has 20+ years of experience in the teaching of English; her graduate work in learning difficulties at Old Dominion University helped her better understand the difficulties many students have with reading. Within her own family Ms. Leonhardt can relate to reading troubles. Her son took special education reading classes until the ninth grade. Due to a large extent to his mother's having read aloud to him his reading greatly improved. He recently enrolled at the University of Maine. With an emphasis on the appreciation of literature, Mary Leonhardt sees enjoyment as the key. It doesn't matter if the enjoyment comes from comic books, juvenile thrillers, or more "traditional/classical" literature. (Bowker Author Biography) afficher moins
Œuvres de Mary Leonhardt
Parents Who Love Reading, Kids Who Don't: How It Happens and What You Can Do About It (1993) 35 exemplaires
99 Ways to Get Kids to Love Writing: And 10 Easy Tips for Teaching Them Grammar (1998) 18 exemplaires
99 Cara Menjadikan Anak Anda "Keranjingan" Membaca 1 exemplaire
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- female
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Parents Who Love Reading, Kids Who Don't: How It… par Mary Leonhardt
Unsightful book, and full of more wisdom about kids, not only about reading...
Good tips about adding more reading opportunities into your child's schedule. The book list at the back of the book does have a wide range of options for all ages and reading abilities.
This book made such an impression on me with the author's many, many suggestions about getting your kids to be readers. One that stuck with me is that if reading is very important to you, don't be reluctant to spend money on books---she worked in an affluent school district but found so many parents just wouldn't buy books. I have tried to always use any gift money my kids receive for books, and to encourage them to pick out a book they really love for each birthday.
Leonhardt subscribes to the 'whatever gets them reading' viewpoint, so I don't recommend this book to parents looking for a book on developing good readers. Her booklist tends to be contemporary, popular novels and series. I didn't find the list particularly helpful, although she did have some good recommendations for creating an environment that encourages reading. Honey for a Child's Heart or the Read-Aloud Handbook is a better choice.
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- Œuvres
- 10
- Membres
- 124
- Popularité
- #161,165
- Évaluation
- 4.2
- Critiques
- 4
- ISBN
- 12