Get Ready to Read! Resources for Educators
January 2007

What Pre-K-3 Teachers Should Know
A new policy brief from Michael Sadowski, "Core Knowledge for PK-3 Teaching: Ten Components of Effective Instruction," outlines what preschool through third grade educators must know about curriculum, instruction, assessment and standards in order to teach effectively. To download the PDF file, click here. (PDF, 11 pages)

NCLD Develops New Early Learning Page
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. Click here to visit the new NCLD Early Learning resource page. 

WWC Releases Report on Early Childhood Education
The What Works Clearinghouse (WWC) has released a new intervention report providing accessible and user-friendly information on early childhood education as part of an ongoing series.  To review this new report, click here.

Five Steps to Community Assessment for American Indian and Alaska Native Head Start Programs
The Academy for Educational Development has created a workbook that helps develop goals that meet the needs, assets, and strengths of your community by gathering and analyzing data in order to start a local Head Start program. Click here for more information.

Let’s Read Together—New Tool to Help Parents Read with Children
The Adult-Child Interactive Reading Inventory (ACIRI) is the first evidence-based instrument for administrators to help parents understand the skills and behaviors children need in order to become successful readers in school. For more information on this tool, click here.  

A Look Inside Early Education
This blog by a pre-K teacher in New Jersey provides a fascinating look into the real life of early childhood education. To visit this blog, click here.