TY  - BOOK
AU  - Anbar,Ada
TI  - The secret of natural readers: how preschool children learn to read 
SN  - 0275984249
AV  - LB1140.5.R4 A515 2004
U1  - 372.4 22
PY  - 2004///
CY  - Westport, CT
PB  - Praeger
KW  - Reading (Preschool)
KW  - Literacy
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (pages 189-206) and index; Ch. 1; Reading has a history --; Ch. 2; When do children learn to read? --; Ch. 3; Three years old and reading --; Ch. 4; Carrie's story --; Ch. 5; Two-year-old Brian --; Ch. 6; Alicia's story --; Ch. 7; A four-year-old reader at second-grade level --; Ch. 8; Bilingual Jenny --; Ch. 9; Natural reading development --; Ch. 10; To take the natural course or not --; Ch. 11; How, when, and where
N2  - "Utilizing the actual experiences of six preschool children, The Secret of Natural Readers documents the process of reading development through stories of their early years. The author discusses the implications of natural reading development and its feasibility among preschoolers from different segments of the population. She also spells out, for parents and early childhood teachers, critical information on how preschool children should learn to read."--BOOK JACKET
ER  -