Jump Start Your Child's Early Reading Skills While Having a Ball!This is not another book for beginning readers.LEARNING TO READ IS A BALL isthe starting point for parents who want to prepare their preschoolers to be lifelong successful, and passionate readers.This innovative resource is packed with reading strategies and introduces the latest evidence-based early literacy research as a concise and easy-to-understand parent guide. Then, the ball is in your court! Apply the techniques by reading the fun-loving picture book with your early reader.LEARNING TO READ IS A BALL includes: A rhyming 28-page picture book about ballsSpecific techniques to develop oral language using different reading stylesStrategies to use synonyms and antonyms to build vocabularyVarious approaches to encourage storytellingDynamic tips to play with rhymes and alliteration to build the understanding that words are made up of different soundsThoughtful tactics to highlight letters and words to stimulate print awarenessDevelop these foundational reading skills in your child, and you'll take pride knowing you helped prepare your little one for formal reading instruction going into pre-school or kindergarten.About the Author: Kimberly Scanlon is a certified and licensed pediatric speech language pathologist and author of the top-selling speech therapy book, My Toddler Talks. Kimberly's practice is founded upon empowering parents to help their children achieve communication and literacy success while having fun. She lives in New Jersey with her family. To learn more about Kimberly's work please visit www.scanlonspeech.com and www.mytoddlertalks.com.