Teaching Your Child to Read Naturally

Make story time more interactive and meaningful with Teaching Your Child to Read Naturally by Donna Castle Richardson, Ed.D. This parenting handbook gives parents and educators practical strategies for helping young children develop early reading skills through thinking, listening, talking, and shared reading.

Rather than treating reading as a passive activity, the book encourages adults to make books come alive. Through the help of ED the cat, parents and educators are introduced to interactive reading strategies that can turn bedtime stories and everyday reading into opportunities for children to engage, think, and understand.

What You’ll Discover
– Interactive strategies for reading with young children
– Ways to encourage children’s thinking, listening, and speaking skills
– Ideas for creating positive associations with books and reading
– Approaches to making story time more engaging and enjoyable
– Guidance for parents and educators supporting children’s early literacy

The book grew from a nationally recognized Reading Discovery Tutor Training program featured in the U.S. Department of Education’s So That Every Child Can Read… America Reads Community and Tutoring Projects. Dr. Richardson’s work in emergent literacy and children’s literature also inspired a collection of children’s books, including The Teeny Tiny Tadpole, Little Lilly Ladybug, and Birds Being Birds.