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Dear Teacher's
Resources for Parents

Checklists

Find out if you and your children are doing everything that is needed for them to succeed in school.

Skills Builders

Skill builders develop and enhance children's reading, math and study skills -- leading to greater success in school.

Learning Activities

Children will have  fun keeping their basic skills sharp with these activities and games. Great for summer enrichment!

Helpful Websites

Need additional resources? Check out our list of websites which provide helpful information for parents on a wide variety of educational topics.

Find Your Child's Reading Level

Check out how well your child can read by using the San Diego Quick Assessment found on the next 3 pages. You will quickly be able to gauge your child's reading ability.

Hot Topics

Learn what's happening in education today and what professionals suggest to make education better for all children

Our Educational Materials

Skinny Books
Skinny Books
The Easy Way to Learn to Read

Children read simple rhyming word stories with helpful worksheets.

Learn to Read APPS
Learn to Read APPS
Children Can Teach Themselves to Read

Children listen to and read stories with accompanying games.

APP Reader Games
Skinny Book App 3 Ex 2
Playing Games to Acquire Basic Reading Skills

There are 164 individual games -- a fun way to learn 800 basic words

Blending Skills
Blending Skills
Build and Reinforce Blending Skills

Children learn the most common blends through 60 entertaining stories, puzzles, and worksheets

Using Inference
Using Inference
Using Inference to Understand a Story

45 cute two-word stories that teach inference and comprehension skills

Learning Math Concepts
Learning Math Concepts
Fun Math Activities for Families

Fin activities that parents and children can do together to teach basic math concepts.

About Us

Welcome to Dear Teacher

Peggy Gisler and Marge Eberts have been involved in education throughout their lives. Right out of college their first jobs were as teachers. Along the way, they have taught at every level from kindergarten through college. Both have a lengthy list of degrees, including master's degrees in education and specialist degrees (Ed.S.) in reading. In addition, Peggy has a doctorate in special education and educational leadership.

Besides being teachers, Peggy and Marge have co-authored more than 100 books. Your children and grandchildren may actually be using some of their language arts and math books in their classrooms. You may even have read some of their "how to" books for parents.