Teach Your Child to Read in 100 Easy Lessons
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- Update Date：2025-09-07
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- Author：Siegfried Engelmann
- ISBN：0671631985
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Reviews
Breanna
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4。5 Rating。 This book helped my daughter learn to read the summer before she started Kindergarten。 There were a couple of minor errors in the text， however， the book did an excellent job of laying the foundation down for learning to read and reading。 Doing a lesson from this book each day with my daughter， helped us get into the habit of dedicated reading every day。 I highly recommend giving this book a try if you are trying to teach your child to read。 The little stories in the book were entert 4。5 Rating。 This book helped my daughter learn to read the summer before she started Kindergarten。 There were a couple of minor errors in the text， however， the book did an excellent job of laying the foundation down for learning to read and reading。 Doing a lesson from this book each day with my daughter， helped us get into the habit of dedicated reading every day。 I highly recommend giving this book a try if you are trying to teach your child to read。 The little stories in the book were entertaining for my daughter and me。 。。。more
Chelsea
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My son goes to kindergarten in 3 weeks。 We started this book in October， so it's taken quite a while to get through， but we got there！ This books definitely works！ As a previous kindergarten teacher， it was interesting to see the books strategies to teach reading （for instance， the book doesn't teach letter names till way at the end）。 I'm not sure how this book would work for the less-advanced kids。 It was pretty rigorous for my 5 year old。 If I had a academically low child， I probably wouldn't My son goes to kindergarten in 3 weeks。 We started this book in October， so it's taken quite a while to get through， but we got there！ This books definitely works！ As a previous kindergarten teacher， it was interesting to see the books strategies to teach reading （for instance， the book doesn't teach letter names till way at the end）。 I'm not sure how this book would work for the less-advanced kids。 It was pretty rigorous for my 5 year old。 If I had a academically low child， I probably wouldn't use this until the 2nd grade。 This book claims they are at a 2nd grade reading level by the end （but in my opinion， it's more like a middle of first grade level）。 Either way， it's pretty exciting to watch my child grasp the concept of reading， and even more exciting to watch him use it in every day life。 。。。more
Hamster
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Used this all of my kids。 Works great and helped them get and stay ahead in school。 Would recommend for 3-4 year olds （BEFORE school- learning two different methods would probably confuse them。）
Shona
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heard so much about it where could I get a free copy
Jennifer C
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Excellent tool for teaching children to read。 Neurodiverse kids， kids with limited attention spans， or low frustration tolerance may need the lessons broken into shorter portions。
Sachel Natasha Ellis
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Tandra
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Not bad at all and I 100% agree on the teaching philosophy embedded in this - with persistence and the right method， any child can learn。 My only gripe with this book is that it doesn't seem to realize that the lessons it presents are incredibly dry。I mean， in some ways this does make it easier - all you need is this book and maybe something to write with， and you're good。 And my son made some great strides in learning to read as we went through the lessons。 But we're not going through all 100 w Not bad at all and I 100% agree on the teaching philosophy embedded in this - with persistence and the right method， any child can learn。 My only gripe with this book is that it doesn't seem to realize that the lessons it presents are incredibly dry。I mean， in some ways this does make it easier - all you need is this book and maybe something to write with， and you're good。 And my son made some great strides in learning to read as we went through the lessons。 But we're not going through all 100 without some sort of interactive practice or similar。 。。。more
Joy
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We love this book for teaching our children to read。 Not every child makes it to the end。 Some stop around lesson 80， but by that point they're reading on their own。 All of our children that have gone through this book are avid readers。 We love this book for teaching our children to read。 Not every child makes it to the end。 Some stop around lesson 80， but by that point they're reading on their own。 All of our children that have gone through this book are avid readers。 。。。more
Joni McNeal
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It might be over Anson’s head now but I can see how it’ll work eventually。
Elizabeth Painter
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I had great success using this with my 4-year-old。 I did give it four stars because I found some of the stories to be a bit rude and not something I'd like my child to mimic。 I had great success using this with my 4-year-old。 I did give it four stars because I found some of the stories to be a bit rude and not something I'd like my child to mimic。 。。。more
Alexandra
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This book was amazing。 My son is four and can read。 We started it in October and plan on finishing in the new year。 My son is becoming a great little reader。I will say he didn't always love it。 Some days were hard but you really have to be patient and sometime resort to bribery。。。 We have a sticker calendar and everyday when he completes his lesson he gets a sticker and a gummy bear （ his children's multivitamin）。 The hardest part is the first ten lessons， they are pretty brutal but once you sta This book was amazing。 My son is four and can read。 We started it in October and plan on finishing in the new year。 My son is becoming a great little reader。I will say he didn't always love it。 Some days were hard but you really have to be patient and sometime resort to bribery。。。 We have a sticker calendar and everyday when he completes his lesson he gets a sticker and a gummy bear （ his children's multivitamin）。 The hardest part is the first ten lessons， they are pretty brutal but once you start reading little stories it gets much better。 Also the second reading can be hard some days。 But overall its been an awesome book and he generally enjoys it and is very proud of himself。 I highly recommend this book， I think there really is a certain magic with the parent being the one to teach a child to read。 It really really works！ 。。。more
Amy
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I cannot imagine an easier， less frustrating， more rewarding way to teach a little one to read。 It felt like our special ten minutes a day that over a few months added up to having a little reader。 The way it adds one sound at a time builds confidence first， sneaking in weird exceptions towards the end when they're already convinced reading is a manageable task。 I cannot imagine an easier， less frustrating， more rewarding way to teach a little one to read。 It felt like our special ten minutes a day that over a few months added up to having a little reader。 The way it adds one sound at a time builds confidence first， sneaking in weird exceptions towards the end when they're already convinced reading is a manageable task。 。。。more
Jess Wilson
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Great way to introduce reading to my 5 year old。
Lynsey
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It really works。 It feels like torture each lesson， but they really do learn so much。 Very impressive。 Got to lesson 66 and then switched to a homeschool curriculum。
Candace
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I love this book and appreciate it for what it is。 I think it's a great tool， but parents should be careful to not push too hard or to start too early。 We had to start cutting the lessons in half because my son's attention span was not capable of sitting for that long。 We unfortunately did not finish the book。 We got to lesson 80， choosing to stop and supplement with other options since this left him frustrated and bored。 I love this book and appreciate it for what it is。 I think it's a great tool， but parents should be careful to not push too hard or to start too early。 We had to start cutting the lessons in half because my son's attention span was not capable of sitting for that long。 We unfortunately did not finish the book。 We got to lesson 80， choosing to stop and supplement with other options since this left him frustrated and bored。 。。。more
Ashly Bratchie
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Plan to implement this mid school year for my preschoolers
Matt
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These lessons worked incredibly well。 I started this with my daughter when she was five and a half， and I was happily surprised by how quickly she was picking up on things。 She was reading small words and short sentences much sooner than I anticipated， and by the end， she had become a fantastic reader。 She is now often reading things that she sees in real life （signs， words on TV， etc。）。 I'm really proud of my daughter， and I would name teaching her to read as one of my greatest accomplishments These lessons worked incredibly well。 I started this with my daughter when she was five and a half， and I was happily surprised by how quickly she was picking up on things。 She was reading small words and short sentences much sooner than I anticipated， and by the end， she had become a fantastic reader。 She is now often reading things that she sees in real life （signs， words on TV， etc。）。 I'm really proud of my daughter， and I would name teaching her to read as one of my greatest accomplishments in life。 It was easily the best things that I accomplished during the COVID-19 quarantine。 。。。more
Sarah Parke
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We started working through this book with our 4-year-old boy at the beginning of the Covid lockdown （mid-March） and we just finished Lesson 100 today （mid-August）。 As others have said， you REALLY need to read the front-matter before you start。 The first dozen lessons or so were SO painful that we had to bribe our son to do it。。。 Each Lesson contains 8-9 Tasks， so after he finished each Task， we'd give him a chocolate chip。 Yep。 We were reduced to bribery。 Once we were about halfway through the b We started working through this book with our 4-year-old boy at the beginning of the Covid lockdown （mid-March） and we just finished Lesson 100 today （mid-August）。 As others have said， you REALLY need to read the front-matter before you start。 The first dozen lessons or so were SO painful that we had to bribe our son to do it。。。 Each Lesson contains 8-9 Tasks， so after he finished each Task， we'd give him a chocolate chip。 Yep。 We were reduced to bribery。 Once we were about halfway through the book， we promised we'd throw him a "Chocolate Party" if he finished。 We even started referring to it as the "Chocolate Book" so that he wouldn't come to associate reading with how boring/difficult the book is。 We hit a real low once the book switched from the special orthography into normal writing。 Lessons were taking over an hour at that point。 He'd be crying。 We'd be crying。 It was tough。 But we reminded ourselves the Chocolate Party was coming and we endured。 The last 10 lessons went faster since he pretty much knew how to read at that point。 Sooo， did it work？ Yes。 He is a 4。5 year old who can read and is proud that he can read。 Would I go through that again？ Only if there's another Global Pandemic。 。。。more
Abdelazeez
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Paula
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My 7-year-old granddaughter and I began this book around April first and will complete it tomorrow。 She was at mid-kindergarten level reading when we began the book and she can now read at 2nd grade level。 We struggled with it initially because it can be tedious。 The instructions for the teacher tell you not to skip any lessons even though you might be tempted。 We didn’t skip any and we often did two lessons each day to try to finish while she is still with us。 It was been a great tool to teach My 7-year-old granddaughter and I began this book around April first and will complete it tomorrow。 She was at mid-kindergarten level reading when we began the book and she can now read at 2nd grade level。 We struggled with it initially because it can be tedious。 The instructions for the teacher tell you not to skip any lessons even though you might be tempted。 We didn’t skip any and we often did two lessons each day to try to finish while she is still with us。 It was been a great tool to teach her phonics。 They even give you recommendations on teaching beyond the book。 I highly recommend it。 。。。more
Kris Muir
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Reading is not only a critical skill for development， but in many ways it is a superpower to other skills。 If you're looking for a structured way to teach your child to read， I HIGHLY recommend this book by Siegfried "Zig" Engelmann， a former professor at the University of Oregon。 Zig is best known as the creator of the concept of direct instruction in education。 But he and few collaborators created an evidence-based reading approach that builds skills and confidence through a progression that a Reading is not only a critical skill for development， but in many ways it is a superpower to other skills。 If you're looking for a structured way to teach your child to read， I HIGHLY recommend this book by Siegfried "Zig" Engelmann， a former professor at the University of Oregon。 Zig is best known as the creator of the concept of direct instruction in education。 But he and few collaborators created an evidence-based reading approach that builds skills and confidence through a progression that any parent can follow。How early can you start？ Zig recommends 4/5-years-old or a gifted 3。5-year-old。 Our personal journey started around age 4 but endured beyond the prescriptive 100 days-in-a-row。 It took 14 months in total due to life getting in the way， but we stayed committed to doing the lessons as instructed。 And we feel as if we just climbed a metaphorical mountain。 In our family we started this when our daughter was 4-years-old and 10 months （or so） but we discovered it was too early for her。 We waited a few months and started again around 5-years-old during the spring before she started Kindergarten。 We built up some momentum but lost that momentum over the summer。 We picked it back up during the Fall while she was in Kindergarten but only completed it on the weekends because she was fatigued from school。 Earlier this Spring we started doing the lessons consistently after school， and once going to school was canceled due to the pandemic we were able to do them every day。 In hindsight， this was not an ideal strategy。 It's best to do these every day because there is a progression to the lessons。 But， when our daughter finished lesson #100 today we could see a glorious confidence beam from her eyes。 Lessons learned:-Do the lessons once your child can recognize words and sounds on a page-Build a time and place to do the lessons every day for 15 minutes （e。g。 6pm in the dining room）-As a parent/teacher， read the instructions ahead of time and glance at the pronunciation guide liberally （the book uses phonetic marks to direct you and your child how to pronounce the letters）-use a reward system but don't over-do it with prizes （we used stickers and the daily reward was that she could have screen time if she completed the lesson， and we created two big surprises at lessons #50 and #100）-at times our daughter refused， disengaged， pretended to be too tired， and pushed back; but we remained focused -we worried that our daughter would start to see reading as a chore and not want to read anymore， but as long as we read aloud to her at other times during the day （where she could relax and listen） she was able to enjoy reading and the confidence that came with being able to read sentences-use the local library extensively to keep reading fun and fresh for read aloud time （we take in multiple grocery bags when we go）Happy Reading！ 。。。more
Jackie
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Have used this to help teach 4 kids how to read。 Great head start for all of them。
Jennie
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Very effective and also quite a bonding experience between parent and child。 Finished with one， now on to the middle child！
Back
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I started too late with my twins。 Hoping this will be good for my youngest。 Some lessons took a while and my older two would easily lose interest until it came to their turn to exercise their knowledge。
Laura
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Skimmed; reference
Corinne Drollette
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 We call it “the snuggle book。” I love that it doesn’t waste time on letter names or capitals—kids will pick up on those elsewhere—phonemic awareness and the lower case letters are the more important part for reading。 My kiddos don’t usually pay attention to a whole lesson at a time so we break them up into 2-3 tasks a session and we only do it when they want to。 If I’m allowed to brag， my daughter was reading books like “James and the Giant Peach” and American Girls books independently before sh We call it “the snuggle book。” I love that it doesn’t waste time on letter names or capitals—kids will pick up on those elsewhere—phonemic awareness and the lower case letters are the more important part for reading。 My kiddos don’t usually pay attention to a whole lesson at a time so we break them up into 2-3 tasks a session and we only do it when they want to。 If I’m allowed to brag， my daughter was reading books like “James and the Giant Peach” and American Girls books independently before she started kindergarten！ Spoiler: the old man has no coats because he gave his to the tiger。 。。。more
Lisa Bittle
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This is a classic book to teach your child to read。 Having heard of it a bunch， I thought I'd try it with my nine year old son， after trying for two years to get him to read。 This did the trick， he's reading now。 I worked through the reading pages only， and then he took off。 To God be praised。 This is a classic book to teach your child to read。 Having heard of it a bunch， I thought I'd try it with my nine year old son， after trying for two years to get him to read。 This did the trick， he's reading now。 I worked through the reading pages only， and then he took off。 To God be praised。 。。。more
L
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Kindergarten reading curriculum
J。 Boo
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Second pass through the book， this time with almost-graduated-kindergarten DS2。 His little sister helped him pick out a cake， and we had the grandparents over to celebrate。One more child to go！
Vicky
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