Many parents don’t realize a preschooler, if taught properly, can become a competent reader before going to kindergarten. Others may doubt they have the expertise to take on such an important teaching role. And most parents are unaware 2 out of 3 grade-schoolers rank below “proficient” in nationwide testing.Author Stephen Parker has a hopeful message for these parents: preschoolers can learn to read, parents can perform this task, and the child will reap enormous benefits if the parent does so. These benefits include enhanced brain development, increased self-confidence, and the abilities to self-entertain and self-teach.Teaching a Preschooler to Read provides you with a complete phonics-based program that will make your child an independent reader in 12–18 months. Phonics-based instruction uses no “sight words.” Instead, you’ll teach your child to read unfamiliar words by decoding them: matching their letters with appropriate sounds and then blending those sounds together.Phonics makes reading and spelling logical for your child by revealing the code which underlies these skills. If you can read, you have the expertise to teach your child. Parker will guide you at each step along the way. Who better to perform this task than you?