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Get Ready to Read! Resources for Parents
October/November 2007
A Parent's Guide to Reading with Your Young Child
In this interview with Reading Rockets, Susan B. Neuman, nationally respected reading expert, discusses her new book that helps parents match their choice of books with their child's development. GRTR! Video: "Raising Readers"
Check out "Raising Readers," a new eight-minute video from Get Ready to Read! starring parents and their young children. Through common everyday activities, listening games, and writing tasks, the video shows fun and easy ways to get young children ready to read. Literacy Skills to the Rescue with Super Why
Join four animated superheroes in their quest to save the day using their 'literacy powers' in the new TV show and interactive Web site from PBS Kids, "Super Why." Favorite Books from Our Favorite Authors
Rediscover Sam-I-Am, Frog and Toad, and Madeline with this list of classic books from Reading Rockets.
WordWorld Brings Words to Life
Join Dog, Sheep, Frog, Duck, Pig, and Ant as they teach kids social-emotional lessons and literacy-based skills in WordWorld, a new animated series funded by the U.S. Department of Education. Help Your Child Learn with Everyday Tasks
As part of the PNC "Grow Up Great" initiative, Family Communications and Sesame Workshop have developed a set of 101 tips to help parents turn everyday moments like meal time and bath time into learning opportunities for their children. September LD Talk Pinpoints Preschool Services under IDEA
What kinds of services or programs are available for parents if they suspect their preschool-age child might have a disability? September's LD Talk focused on that question with featured expert Luzanne Pierce. Click here to read a transcript of the LD Talk. You and Your Quirky Kid
This article from mother and journalist Lorraine Ali discusses the difficult process that parents and educators face when trying to decide if something is wrong with a child who is behaving differently than his or her peers.
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