Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction: have fun, start now -- The science of reading -- Part I, Birth through preschool: Preparing your child to learn to decode -- Creating a thirst for knowledge -- Seeing themselves as readers before they can read -- Part II, Kindergarten through second grade: Learning to decode -- Banking knowledge for the future -- Preventing a motivation backslide -- Part III, Third grade and beyond: Reading with fluency -- Working with more complex texts -- The reluctant older reader.