Chapter 1 is chiefly an introduction to tutoring children between the ages of 3 and 8.

If your child is 7 or 8 years old, he or she has probably acquired some of the basic skills discussed in this chapter, so just skim chapter 1.

If your child is older than 8, bits of the instructions will be used to lay a quick foundation for Reading Window methods before moving rapidly on to more advanced vocabulary and more advanced methods.

Besides looking around our website for tips and suggestions for older kids, consider phoning or writing to Piper for what to do now if your child is older than 8.  Either click here “Contact Piper” — or phone Piper for an immediate reply.      540-872-1999

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for what to do when anything you think will be very easy turns out to be “hard” for your child.

As you show each new page you will be sharing the delight of reading “easy” words that your child already knows. That’s why we tell you to keep the other pages out of sight during this first session. Do not introduce anything you think might be “hard”.

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But what if something you think will be very easy turns out to be “hard” for your child? You simply do the right action yourself, or make the approximate “meow” or “woof-woof” sound yourself, or smile and give the right answer yourself. Then give your child a chance to try it “like me” — and praise or applaud the effort.