On sale you can find a huge number of teaching aids to read from various authors. However, not all of them are a good textbook, and not all are approved by the Ministry of Education. Olesya Zhukova's books can be classified as excellent textbooks to help you develop your baby.
From the biography of Olesya Stanislavovna Zhukova
- After graduating with honors from the Leningrad State Pedagogical Institute. A.I. Herzen in 1989, where Olesya Zhukova studied at the Faculty of Defectology, she begins her career at the St. Petersburg Research Institute of Ear, Throat, Nose and Speech. There she begins to gain speech therapy experience in the Department of Voice and Speech Pathology. In 1997, she became the chief speech therapist-methodologist there. She holds this position until 2000.
- In 2000, O. Zhukova changed her place of work. For five years she worked at the Department of Speech Therapy at the Institute of Seven and a Child named after Raoul Wallenberg, where she served as Senior Lecturer.
- In 1999, Olesya Stanislavovna began to cooperate with the leading publishing houses of Russia "OLMA Media Group" and "ONICS". This creative union helps her to quickly find herself among the famous authors of educational manuals for children.
- Currently, O. Zhukova is the chief editor of the developmental literature for children department at the popular publishing house "AST", with which she began to cooperate in 2006.
- In 2010, in St. Petersburg Zhukova, a specialized Center for the Development and Habilitation of the Child "Speech therapist-Profi"
O. Zhukova is the developer of a number of important areas of scientific and practical work. She created a unique method of pedagogical rehabilitation of children after Cochlear implantation, developed methodological techniques for working with young children with severe speech disorders and mental retardation.
Olesya Stanislavovna is one of the leading Russian authors who develop manuals for the development of children. O. Zhukova is a practicing author who writes about what was encountered in her teaching practice. This means that the methods she created are based on real practical 20 years of activity, and not only on theory.
Olesya Zhukova offers many benefits to help you raise an intelligent child. Her series of books "School of Olesya Zhukova" has more than once been included in the lists of the most popular and sold literature on child development.
Olesya Stanislavovna has developed her own method of rapid learning to read, which is suitable for young children. This technique is presented in the widely known to parents and teachers working with preschool children, "Primer for future excellent students."
O. Zhukova regularly takes part in the work of international book fairs. It is there that she holds presentations of her new products, which can be found on the websites of "AST", "OLMA Media Group", in the OZON online store. There you can also find a series of her books "School of Olesya Zhukova" and "Olesya Zhukova recommends". Currently, her works have sold more than 5 million copies. Of these, the circulation of only one "Primer" - more than 250,000 books.
"Primer for future excellent students"
This manual is suitable for lessons with children at home, as well as in children's educational institutions. Even elementary school teachers can use it as a means of additional classes.
Olesya Zhukova's experience in teaching children to read from an early age has shown excellent results. It became clear that even a baby who is just beginning to speak can begin to be taught. In this "Primer" O. Zhukova took as a basis the traditional method of teaching reading and diversified it with original author's solutions.
"Primer" is designed for children aged 3 to 6 years. The level of the proposed tasks gradually increases according to the age of the child. The book contains many striking illustrations that fit the theme. This will help to interest the baby in learning. There are entertaining stories for toddlers that will help them train their reading skills.
An important advantage of this "Primer" is the high quality of the paper used. It is important for children that everything is safe and resistant to damage. Good large print is essential for toddlers who are just starting to learn to read. This is what is presented in this tutorial.
Almost all reviews are highly positive. Parents celebrate the excellently stated effective method, with tips for parents. Thanks to the instructions at the bottom of the page, even an adult far from pedagogy will find it easy to cope with teaching a child to read. Also, many talk about good colorful design, interesting pictures that do not distract the baby, and high-quality printing.
Speaking about the positive aspects of the manual, many note that children read large letters by syllables that they can clearly see.
The parents of the little ones are very pleased that the children are interested in studying this Primer. They note that with the help of this book, the children quickly learned and fell in love with reading.
Among the shortcomings, some parents noted a too quick transition to reading words and sentences. For some, there was not enough time devoted to learning to read syllables.
"ABC for kids"
This "ABC" is recommended for toddlers aged 2 to 5 years. She is a good helper for parents and teachers who teach children to read. The manual will be clear and easy to understand for your baby. With it, you will learn the alphabet and look at interesting pictures corresponding to each letter. In addition, "Azbuka" makes it possible to acquaint the baby with the names of various public places, verbs. In addition to learning letters, children become familiar with sounds and the folding of syllables.
Classes in the "ABC" of O. Zhukova can be conducted in the form of an educational game that will make the learning process fun and interesting. The proposed tasks (to lay out a letter from pasta, cereals, beads, pebbles) imperceptibly involve the kid in the game, helping him to get to know and remember the graphic designation of the letter, learn how to add syllables with it and read simple words. In addition, such tasks contribute to the development of fine motor skills.
Throughout the entire period of study in the "ABC" the child is accompanied by fairy-tale characters - a boy and a cat. They can be found on every page. It is with them that funny stories are played up, which helps to instill a love of reading.
In general, O. Zhukova's feedback on this manual is positive. Parents say that with her help, children learned to read very early and quickly. They did it with pleasure. They were fascinated by this bright colorful book. The letters in it are large, just suitable for children who are just starting to learn to read. The words are already stressed. In addition to the main function of acquaintance with letters and teaching to read, the "ABC" offers tasks for the development of children. With the help of this book, the crumbs can easily remember the names of institutions of the social sphere, actions, various objects.
Also, adults say that the manual is understandable even for very young children. Many people liked that the book additionally offers cutting cards. Studying them, the child will be able not only to learn letters and syllables, but also various classifications, such as transport, plants, objects, etc. Parents greatly praise the artist who completed the illustrations for the book. According to them, they turned out to be simply wonderful, perfectly reflecting the essence of the written text.
Of the minuses, many noted that the material intended for reading is present at the beginning of the book, although it will be used only after the child learns to read. The manual begins with difficult questions for kids, pictures that are not related to the text. Acquaintance with letters occurs only in the second part of the "ABC". Also, many parents found it unsuccessful to select words for a particular letter. For example, the letter A is illustrated by AIST, ICEBERG, which is still very difficult for kids to understand and remember. To memorize the letter T, the word NOTE was selected, where T occurs only in the middle of the word, for the letter B - BABA, D - LADY, which is not yet clear to the crumbs.
"Speech therapy primer"
This book differs from others in the sequence of acquaintance with letters (sounds), which in pronunciation goes from simple to complex. The indicated age of children for learning is preschoolers, but it may well be used for crumbs who are just beginning to speak their first words. The manual will help in teaching children who have speech problems. The process of matching a sound with a letter, which is difficult for a kid, becomes much easier, because funny characters provide visual and motor assistance to him.
Reviews about "Speech therapy primer" can be seen only positive.
Parents who began to teach their kids using this manual, comparing it with other "Primers" by the author, say that more time is spent on getting to know the letter. Many people like the large number of recommendations for learning a letter, its correct pronunciation, presented on each page. Parents positively note their interesting presentation.
Also in the merits of this "Primer" highlight the colorfulness, ease of use, high quality materials. Adults like to see how much interest the children study with this book.
"ABC for crumbs and crumbs"
For parents and educators who want to learn letters with their children as early as possible, this guide will be invaluable. The first reading lessons will be entertaining games for the little ones, which they will love very much. This is facilitated by bright, colorful illustrations of the book. Looking at them, kids will be happy to repeat new words and sentences after you. One of the author's main wishes for parents is the desire for the book to help children grow up smart and talented, and that learning would bring them only joy and pleasure.
You can find rather mixed reviews about this manual.
Among the advantages of the "Alphabet", parents distinguish a different level of tasks during their acquaintance with each letter, from simple (circle the letter with your finger) to difficult for the kid (reading lines of letters and searching for the letter under study in words). As parents note, different senses participate in the study of letters using this "ABC": tactile, auditory, visual, which helps the baby to better assimilate the information received, to develop fine motor skills.
They also celebrate beautiful, kind pictures. For children who like to look at colorful illustrations, this book is the perfect option for an unobtrusive introduction to the alphabet.
Many parents called the quality of the product a big drawback of "ABC for crumbs and crumbs". It has a soft cover, from which pages fly out when the book is opened. Also among the shortcomings is the alphabetical order of the study of letters. Children confuse voiced and voiceless consonants and remember them with difficulty. The manual is designed for children from one year old, but most say that at this age it is too early to start teaching a child to read. Mechanical memorization at this age will definitely not be useful for a child.
You can see a comparison of the primers of Nadezhda Zhukova and Olesya Zhukova in the following video.
