Involving Parents in Their Children's Reading Development: A Guide for Teachers

Bruce Johnson offers a unique and much needed resource on practical ways to get parents involved in reading! Involving parents and making them partners in their children's reading development can make all the difference in helping students to master reading and become avid readers. The book is full of field-tested material that teachers can immediately use with parents of children from preschool through middle school. Whether teachers are reaching out through a parent-teacher conference, sending material home to parents, or putting together a parent involvement workshop, this book will provide everything they need—all in a format that is easy for them to customize to meet the specific needs of their students and parents.

Bruce Johnson has over 25 years of experience teaching reading to children from preschool through high school, as well as to college students and parents. He has designed and presented numerous workshops for parents on how they can help support their children's reading development. His workshop material has formed the basis for many of the chapters in his book. Bruce holds a Master's Degree in Reading Education and is currently a Reading Specialist with Merrimack Valley School District in New Hampshire.