Get Ready to Read! Resources for Parents
January 2007
NCLD Develops New Early Learning Page
The National Center for Learning Disabilities (NCLD) has developed a new early learning landing page, with information about and links to Get Ready to Read!, Recognition & Response, the Transitioning to Kindergarten Toolkit, early literacy Webinars, reading and literacy resources, and more. To visit the new NCLD early learning page, click here.
Is This the Right Place for My Child?
The National Association of Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies (NACCRRA) has developed a checklist of 38 research-based questions to help evaluate child care programs. The checklist can be purchased at the NACCRRA Web site, http://www.naccrra.org.
Top Toys of the Year
A new study sent a selection of this year’s bargain and educational toys to child care centers to be rated on how fun, durable, and easy to use they are. Top toys for preschoolers include the Spark Art Easel and T.J. Bearytales. To view all the top toys, click here.
Organization Gives Children Opportunity to Read and Own Books
First Book, an international nonprofit organization, provides more than 46 million children from low-income families nationwide with new books. To learn more about the First Book organization, click here.
Helping Families Advocate for their Children’s Individual Needs
The Baltimore Times dedicates this month’s Education Matters to mothers who give their children access to education that meets their education needs, focusing on three Baltimore mothers who will act as Parent Educators to help families navigate the special education system. To read the Baltimore Times' Education Matters article, click here.
New Online Reading Activities for Parents and Families
HarperCollins has recently launched I Can Read, a new Web site that includes online activities for parents and families to complement the line of beginning reader books that organizes over 200 titles into color-coded levels. Click here to visit the I Can Read Web site.
Tips for Sharing Stories with Your Child
This article from the National PTA gives tips on how to help children develop and improve reading skills in younger children by making story-time special, simple, short, and sweet. To read the article, click here.
Reading Fun!
Join Booker T. Worm at www.Kidsreads.com as he gives children information on their favorite books and authors, including reviews of new titles, interviews with authors, and online games and contests.
"The Hoobs" Makes U.S. Debut
On December 25, the popular British children’s television show, "The Hoobs," made its U.S. debut on PBS KIDS Sprout, the 24-hour preschool channel available on television, on demand, and online. "The Hoobs" encourage children to ask questions, explore new ideas, think creatively, and communicate with confidence. To learn more about "The Hoobs, click here.
Show Off Your Child’s Creative Side
The National Center for Learning Disabilities (NCLD) is looking for works of art, photography, poetry, videos, essays, short stories, Web sites, blogs, etc. that express what life is like for individuals with LD. Three $500 grand prizes will be awarded for outstanding works from each one of the following age groups: Children (Ages 4-13), Teens (Ages 14-17), and Adults (Ages 18 and older). Additional selected submissions will be showcased on our Web site and at our 30th Anniversary benefit. Submission deadline is February 7, 2007. To learn more and enter the NCLD "30 Voices of LD" competition, click here.
