The themes of these books range from facing the fear of learning how to swim, humbling oneself enough to ask of help, or acknowledging the inner strength required to turn the adversarial cheek. They were a joy to write and, hopefully engaging enough for the young child to read over and over and over and . . .
Giltedge readers possess essential literary elements: age-appropriate compelling stories, dynamic changes in protagonist's character, situations and setting the are emotionally identifiable to the novice reader, as well as surprising plot twists. Their teaching guides are academically sound, lively, and creative illustrating how to best instruct the skills of phonemic awareness, vocabulary, comprehension, and fluency. Techniques such as acting out plays or participating in Reader's Theater are employed, assuring that the process of learning how to read is an entertaining one. These books are simply marvelous!
Don't you wish you could have learned the basic skills of reading with delightful books such as these? I do.
