{"product_id":"games-for-reading-isbn-9780394721491","title":"Games for Reading","description":"HERE ARE OVER SEVENTY GAMES TO HELP YOUR CHILD LEARN TO READ--AND LOVE IT.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePeggy Kaye's \u003ci\u003eGames for Reading\u003c\/i\u003e helps children read by doing just what kids like best: playing games.  There is a \"bingo\" game that helps children learn vocabulary. There is a rhyming game that helps them hear letter sounds more accurately. There are mazes and puzzles, games that train the eye to see patterns of letters, games that train the ear so a child can sound out words, games that awaken a child's imagination and creativity, and games that provide the right spark to fire a child's enthusiasm for reading. There are games in which your child has to act silly and games--sure to be any child's favorite--in which you do.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEasy to follow and easy to play, these games are ideal for busy, working parents. You can read a game in a few minutes and start to play right away. You can play on car trips, while doing the laundry, or while cooking. These games are so much fun for the whole family that you may forget their serious purpose.  But they will help \u003ci\u003eall\u003c\/i\u003e beginning readers--those who have reading problems and those who do not--\u003ci\u003elearn\u003c\/i\u003e to read and \u003ci\u003ewant\u003c\/i\u003e to read.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eGames for Reading\u003c\/i\u003e also includes a list of easy-to-read books and books for reading aloud, and a \"Note to Teachers\" on how to play these games in their classrooms.\u003cb\u003eAcknowledgments • ix\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction \u003cb\u003e• xi\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePART ONE: \u003ci\u003eGames for Learning Words \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e• \u003c\/i\u003e1\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter One: \u003ci\u003eWords Everywhere \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e• 2\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e        GIFT WORDS • 4\u003cbr\u003e        POSTER WORDS • 6\u003cbr\u003e        3-D WORDS • 8\u003cbr\u003e        JUMBO WORDS • 10\u003cbr\u003e        WORD COLLECTION BOX • 11\u003cbr\u003e        WORD HUNT • 13\u003cbr\u003e        CHARADE CARDS • 16\u003cbr\u003e        PICTURE LABELS • 18\u003cbr\u003e        LABEL THE HOUSE • 20\u003cbr\u003e        BODY WORDS • 23\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter Two: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eGames for the Eye • \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e24\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e        MAZES • 26\u003cbr\u003e        JIGSAW PUZZLES • 30\u003cbr\u003e        BLINDFOLD DRAWING • 33\u003cbr\u003e        FIND IT • 35\u003cbr\u003e        PICTURE MEMORY • 37\u003cbr\u003e        HOW DO I LOOK? • 38\u003cbr\u003e        SET THE TABLE • 39\u003cbr\u003e        TWO DRAWING GAMES • 42\u003cbr\u003e        A MUCH HARDER DRAWING GAME • 45\u003cbr\u003e        LETTER CONTEST • 48\u003cbr\u003e        SAME AND DIFFERENT • 50\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter Three: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eWord Games • \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e52\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e        RAINBOW GAME • 53\u003cbr\u003e        WORD LADDER • 55\u003cbr\u003e        WORD CONCENTRATION • 58\u003cbr\u003e        WORD BINGO • 61\u003cbr\u003e        GOOFY SENTENCES • 64\u003cbr\u003e        JIGSAW SENTENCES • 67\u003cbr\u003e        ZIP CARDS • 72\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART TWO: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eGames for Learning Sounds\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e • 75\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter Four: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eGames for the Ear • \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e76\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e        DO THIS, DO THAT • 78\u003cbr\u003e        TALK A DRAWING • 80\u003cbr\u003e        HARD LISTENING • 83\u003cbr\u003e        WRONG-SPEED CONVERSATIONS • 84\u003cbr\u003e        RHYMING GAMES • 85\u003cbr\u003e        GAMES AND CHANTS • 87\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter Five: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eLetter Sounds • \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e90\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e        CONSONANT BOX • 91\u003cbr\u003e        WHERE'S THE SOUND? • 94\u003cbr\u003e        PURPLE PENGUINS PICK APPLES • 96\u003cbr\u003e        GRANDMOTHER'S TRUNK • 98\u003cbr\u003e        ALPHABET WORDS • 100\u003cbr\u003e        LINKING WORDS • 102\u003cbr\u003e        CHICKENS AND WHALES • 103\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter Six: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eSuper Sounds Games • \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e109\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e        RABBIT SOUNDS • 110\u003cbr\u003e        OOPS • 113\u003cbr\u003e        SOUND TOSS • 115\u003cbr\u003e        SOUND CHECKERS • 117\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter Seven: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eMaking Words • \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e122\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e        WORDS IN A BAG • 123\u003cbr\u003e        PICK A BLEND • 126\u003cbr\u003e        CHAIN GAME • 130\u003cbr\u003e        MYSTERY WORDS • 131\u003cbr\u003e        BACKWARDS • 133\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART THREE: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eGames for Understanding • \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e135\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter Eight: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhat Does That Mean? • \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e136\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e        SEE IT—NAME IT • 138\u003cbr\u003e        GO-TO TOGETHERS • 140\u003cbr\u003e        STORY WORDS • 142\u003cbr\u003e        FRUMDIDDLE • 143\u003cbr\u003e        MATCHES AND OPPOSITES • 144\u003cbr\u003e        DICTIONARY READING • 146\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter Nine: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eMaking Sense • \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e147\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e        TAKING TURNS • 148\u003cbr\u003e        MISTAKES • 150\u003cbr\u003e        FINISH A FAIRY TALE • 152\u003cbr\u003e        TV TALK • 154\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter Ten: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eImagination • \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e156\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e        CIRCLE STORY • 157\u003cbr\u003e        CRAZY ANSWERS • 160\u003cbr\u003e        TALL TALES OF YOUR DAY • 162\u003cbr\u003e        GETTING TO KNOW YOU • 165\u003cbr\u003e        PROBLEMS AND SOLUTIONS • 167\u003cbr\u003e        INTERVIEW WITH AN ALLIGATOR • 170\u003cbr\u003e        PICTURE STORIES • 173\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART FOUR: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eReading Every Day • \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e175\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter Eleven: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Right Spark • \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e176\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e        READING ALOUD • 177\u003cbr\u003e        COOKING • 179\u003cbr\u003e        TREASURE HUNT • 183\u003cbr\u003e        LUNCH-BOX MAIL • 184\u003cbr\u003e        REAL MAIL • 186\u003cbr\u003e        FAMILY CALENDAR • 187\u003cbr\u003e        SCRAPBOOK COLLECTIONS • 189\u003cbr\u003e        LITERARY LION • 193\u003cbr\u003e        READING TOGETHER • 196\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAppendices • 199\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e        A LIST OF IMPORTANT WORDS • 200\u003cbr\u003e        A LIST OF IMPORTANT SOUNDS • 203\u003cbr\u003e        BOOKS FOR READING ALOUD • 204\u003cbr\u003e        EASY READING BOOKS • 207\u003cbr\u003e        CHILDREN'S MAGAZINES • 208\u003cbr\u003e        A NOTE TO TEACHERS • 209\u003cb\u003eI N T R O D U C T I O N\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e [ . . . ]\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e There’s not set method for using \u003ci\u003eGames for Reading. \u003c\/i\u003eSome parents may play favorite games regularly. Other mothers and fathers will keep the book on a shelf until a rainy Saturday, then pull it out and play two or three games, just as something to do. Certain parents have the time and desire to prepare the game boards and special playing cards that some games require, and are happy to spend lots of energy over such games. Others will stick to games that require no preparation and can be enjoyed during car rides or while cooking supper. Whatever pattern fits your family is fine. And it’s not at all necessary to go through this book from beginning to end. You may start with Part One, but you can just as well begin with any of the other three. Feel free to move back and forth from one section to the next. As long as you pick out games that are fun for you and your child, you’ve made the right choices.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Your child is likely to find one or another section harder than the others, depending on his special areas of strength and weakness. I had one student, Helena, who had no trouble sounding out words, but slowed down when it came to memorizing them. It didn’t surprise me that she found Part Two (sounding-out games) easy, and Part One (sight-vocabulary games) difficult. What to do with a child like this? Play both the hard games and the easy ones. The hard games work on a child’s weaknesses; the easy games build on strengths. That’s the best way to help any beginning reader.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Occasionally I’ve indicated that a game shouldn’t be played until a child reaches second or third grade. Even if a child is doing advanced work in first grade, it’s still better to hold off on these particular games, in order to avoid possible conflict between the games’ methods and the specific techniques that your child’s teacher prefers for introducing new skills. But never worry that a child is too old for any game that he enjoys. Professional musicians practice scales, and children in the first three or four grades can benefit from even the simplest games. When a child has serious learning problems, games, although helpful, don’t constitute a cure-all. Children with serious problems need help from trained professionals. If your child is already receiving special help, you might ask his tutor or teacher to pick out appropriate games for you to play at home.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e There’s one important rule that applies to every part of this book. You must always remember how important you are to your child and how much he or she wants to impress you. Because of this your child may find it painful to fail in front of you. Your attitude toward mistakes, therefore, becomes crucial to the success of these games. If mistakes are fine with you, your child will have an easier time playing. You can help by being nice about it your child’s errors—for instance, by saying: “Oops, a mistake. Don’t worry, I make mistakes, too.” Or: “It’s OK to give the wrong answer. If you always knew the right answers, this game wouldn’t be fun any more.”\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e And having fun is the key thing. If these games aren’t fun, they aren’t working. With each game, ask yourself if you and your child are having a good time. If the answer is no, try another game: there are lots of them. Or you may want to tinker with a set of rules to suit yourselves, or invent new games based on the ones here. Sometimes it’s worth trying a game again; your child may dislike a certain game today, yet love it tomorrow—or next year—and you may feel the same way. Some of the games call on you to do silly things or jump around the room. Tonight you may not feel up to that. But come Saturday morning, jumping around and acting silly may seem like a great idea—especially when you know it’s helping your child learn to read.","brand":"Pantheon","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46304212648165,"sku":"NP9780394721491","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780394721491.jpg?v=1767727853","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/games-for-reading-isbn-9780394721491","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}