Presents
“Reading should not be presented to children as a chore or duty. It should be offered as a precious gift.”
Contrary to What Others May Have Led You to Believe…
Your child doesn’t need to know how to read before starting kindergarten.
Don’t let anyone tell you otherwise!
You aren’t a teacher and you shouldn’t be expected to teach your child how to read.
The preschool years should be a fun, stress-free time of slowing down, snuggling in, and reading great stories that encourage curiosity, arouse a sense of wonder, and inspire creativity.
The real goal at this age should be to foster an early love of learning, which we will help you secure with the information and activities provided in this course.
There are quite a few important skills that need to be in place before beginning to teach a child how to read. Strength in these skill areas will give your child a true advantage when the time comes. This course is about all those things and more!
These “early literacy” skills include:
A Vast Amount of Background Knowledge
Comprehension Skills
Ability to Receive, Understand, and
Communicate InformationA Robust Vocabulary
Print Awareness
Conversation Skills
Letter Knowledge
Phonological Understanding
The Motivation and Desire to Read
When pushed to learn to read too early, many children come to view reading as a difficult task to be avoided at all costs.
Multiple research studies have proven that expecting children to read before they’re ready can be counterproductive, possibly even setting child up for failure.
This can lead to problems with self-esteem and
self -confidence.Most interesting of all is that by the end of 2nd grade, it all levels out. The majority of the kids who were pushed to learn how to read before starting kindergarten are reading at the same level as those who were allowed to relax and enjoy their preschool years.
Here’s What
You’ll Be Learning
It's all the important skills listed, plus a few great secrets.
Everything your child should have in place before learning to read!
Never Expires- Complete at your own pace.
Easy to Read - Everything Explained in Terms You’ll Easily Comprehend.
Taught by Michelle Robinette PhD, a recognized professional in the field.
Meet Your Instructor
I’m Michelle Robinette, mother, wife, teacher and author.
I was a classroom reading teacher for 29 years, during that time I also received a PhD in reading, writing, and digital literature from the University of Georgia. I went on to teach graduate-level reading education courses. In addition to my time in academia, I’ve worked for Apple’s education division and authored multiple books for Scholastic, Educational Resources, and the …for Dummies series.
For the longest time, I assumed parents knew things like what types of questions to ask as they read to their child or that there was great value in reading the same story multiple times.
That was foolish of me, and now I’m here to share what I’ve learned over my years of teaching at the elementary level and through the research I did during my PhD studies.
I look forward to meeting you in one of our courses!
FAQ’s about the Course
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Nope! What’s taught within this course can be applied to just about any favorite story.
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We like the way the lessons progress as presented, but the choice is yours.
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Nope, you have lifetime access
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A child between the ages of 2 and 6
A parent or caregiver
A few favorite stories
Course access/purchase
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Due to the digital nature of this course, we do not offer returns.
Read this entire page and take a close look at the table of contents to be certain that this course includes what you’re looking for before you make the purchase. -
Once you’ve purchased the course you will find discount codes for individual Beyond the Book downloads and Subscriptions.
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Yes, dependent on our current workload. Please feel free to contact with your specific request.
