Illiteracy is expanding worldwide, despite sophisticated teaching methods, heightened awareness of the importance of literacy, and the spread of computers and Internet usage. The population of nonreaders includes adults who cannot decipher instructions, rent agreements, contracts, the warnings on medications, or even the simple books their children bring home from school. Proper instruction can not only help children still in school, but it can also help the school dropouts and adults who need and want help in breaking the barriers to literacy. The methods described in "Teach Anyone to Read: the No-Nonsense Guide" have been used successfully for more than five decades by thousands of instructors, working with many thousands of students. The instructors have included both experienced and novice teachers and other school personnel, persons in the helping professions, and dedicated volunteers.

The virtue of this newly revised book lies in the straightforward simplicity with which it presents sophisticated teaching methods, without jargon, stripping complexity and mystique from the field. This is truly a "no-nonsense," hands-on guidebook, based on solid educational success. It will equip the instructor with:

-- the strategies, methods and materials necessary to teach children, adolescents and adults with confidence and assurance of success;

-- guidance on how to create and maintain a positive relationship between reading instructor and student;

-- directions on how to evaluate the student's reading level and how to determine strengths and weaknesses;

-- instructions on organizing an effective reading program with links to internet resources.

The methods described in "TEACH ANYONE TO READ: THE NO-NONSENSE GUIDE" have been used successfully for more than five decades by thousands of instructors, working with many thousands of students. The instructors have included both experienced and novice teachers, persons in the helping professions, and dedicated volunteers.