Teaching parents to teach
David L. Lillie, Pascal Louis Trohanis, Kennith W. Goin
Teaching parents to teach
Age Rating, Reading Level & Content Guide
A Guide for Working with the Special Child
by David L. Lillie, Pascal Louis Trohanis, Kennith W. Goin
The text is written at a 6th grade reading level, the subject matter is intended for middle graders (ages 9–12), and the content is gentle with no concerning themes.
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About This Book
Parents can be the best teachers, and this book proves it! Discover how families learn powerful ways to help their little ones grow and shine, especially when facing challenges. Understanding this changes everything about how we learn together.
Themes
Quick Assessment
This book provides a practical framework for engaging parents in early-childhood education, focusing especially on children with disabilities. It offers strategies for planning, organizing, and implementing parent-involvement activities to support developmental progress. Suitable for parents and educators of children aged 9-12, it emphasizes collaboration and empowerment in educational settings.
Why we rated Teaching parents to teach 11C
Teaching parents to teach is written at a Level 6 reading level across 212 pages. Strong independent readers around grade 7.0 can typically handle this book on their own; with parent or teacher support, Teaching parents to teach works for readers up to grade 8.0.
We rate Teaching parents to teach as 11C ("Clear") because the content sits in the "Gentle" range — no conflict beyond everyday childhood experiences. Across our four dimensions (emotional, physical, social, thematic) the book reads as evenly gentle; no single dimension stands out as a concern.
No specific content flags were raised by community reviewers, which is consistent with the gentle intensity score.
Thematically, Teaching parents to teach explores children with disabilities, education, family, and developmental support — these threads give the book room to mean different things to different readers.
Good fit for
- ✓ Children in the Ages 9-12 range — the maturity and attention span match the story's pacing.
- ✓ Patient readers who enjoy slower, character-driven stories.
- ✓ Kids drawn to stories about children with disabilities, education, family.
- ✓ Curious kids who prefer real-world topics over made-up stories.
Maybe not for
- ! Readers whose emotional readiness lags behind their decoding skills — this book's intensity outruns its reading level, a classic "gifted kid" mismatch.
- ! Reluctant readers who need a fast hook — the pacing here rewards patience.
For Parents
Content Intensity
11C — ClearNo conflict beyond everyday childhood experiences. Safe for sensitive readers.
Was our "Gentle" content intensity rating accurate for this book?
Reading Insights
Hook Factor
1/10A steady, thoughtful read that rewards patient readers.
Discussion Potential
1/10A lighter read — great for independent enjoyment.
Book DNA
Multi-dimensional content fingerprint
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Details
Book Length
- ISBN
- 9780802705501
- Pages
- 212
- Publisher
- Walker & Company
- Published
- 1976
- Type
- Nonfiction