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Five in a Row is proud to offer "Reading Made Easy" by Valerie Bendt

We believe you'll agree that "Reading Made Easy" has a very "Five in a Row" feel about it in which meaningful learning, nurturing a love of reading, and gentle, relational contact between parent and child are all essential.

• Phonics based
• 108 easy lessons
• 3 lessons per week
• Less than 30 minutes each day
• Fully scripted
• Christian worldview
• Original stories & poems
• Introduction to capitalization & punctuation
• Hands-on activities
• Writing & drawing activities
• "Lay-Flat" binding
• Thoroughly tested
• 512 pages

Quotes from "Reading Made Easy"

"Learning to read encompasses a number of disciplines. If the child is overburdened with repetitious drills and boring primers, he will build animosity towards reading. It is desirous for the child to not only develop his reading skills- but to cultivate a love for reading."

"Phonics is a tool for teaching reading. It should not become so complicated a study that it hinders the child from learning to read... If the text is dull, boring, devoid of meaning, the child will be forced to rely on phonetic information alone to decipher the material. The true essence of reading __ to derive meaning from the text, is missing."

"Reading is not merely a skill to be learned. If it is to be conveyed as a meaningful event, it should have meaning right from the start.... Don't expect boring primers to produce enthusiastic readers."

"Parental involvement and absorption in reading relates directly to the child's ability and desire to learn to read. It is obvious then that you, the parents, supply the key ingredients necessary for effective reading instruction. You provide the crucial elements of love, nurture, and example that can never be furnished by any reading manual."

(Reading Made Easy by Valerie Bendt... $45.00)