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These sites provide information about children's literacy.
American Library Association’s Parent Guides
These downloadable brochures will help you encourage your child to read. Designed for parents of children from birth to age five.
http://www.ala.org/ala/pla/plaissues/earlylit/parentguidebrochures/parentguide.htm
Between the Lions
This “Survival Guide for Parents” is based on the award-winning tv show.
http://pbskids.org/lions/parents.html
Every Child Ready to Read @ Your Library
The Public Library Association provides this site to encourage reading readiness and provide research and information about reading. Includes downloadable brochures.
http://www.ala.org/ala/pla/plaissues/earlylit/earlyliteracy.htm
Get Ready to Read!
This website from the National Center for Learning Disabilities is designed to help educators, parents, and caregivers identify difficulties with reading in the critical early stages of a child's development. It also features three interactive games to play online.
http://www.getreadytoread.org/
Grow a Reader
Suggestions and ideas to help you encourage your child to read from the Barrington Area Library. Whether you are reading aloud to your baby, or you are helping a fluent reader develop new skills, this site has tips to facilitate literacy development.
http://www.barringtonarealibrary.org/BooksReading/GrowReader/default.htm
Grow & Learn at Your Library
Literacy activities, book suggestions, child development information, and advice for parents raising babies, toddlers, and preschoolers from the Public Library of Charlotte and Mecklenburg County.
http://www.plcmc.org/kids/grow_and_learn/
Grow Up Reading
From newborns to first graders, this site discusses brain development, ways to prepare your child to read, activities, and book suggestions.
http://www.growupreading.org/
Helping Your Child Learn to Read
http://www.kidsource.com/kidsource/content/learread.html
Jim Trelease on Reading
Author of “The Read-Aloud Handbook” helps you to help your child make “books into friends, not enemies.”
http://www.trelease-on-reading.com/default.html
Illinois Reading Council
Includes resources to help parents encourage children to read.
http://www.illinoisreadingcouncil.org/
Learn to Read at Starfall.com
Four activity levels (ABCs, Phonics, Learning to Read, I’m reading) teach literacy using examples, such as Greek myths and Chinese folktales in online storybooks. Includes interactive games, and more.
http://www.starfall.com/n/level-k/index/load.htm?f
http://www.starfall.com/n/level-a/learn-to-read/load.htm?f
http://www.starfall.com/n/level-b/index/load.htm?f
http://www.starfall.com/n/level-c/index/load.htm?f
Planet Esme
Local author Esme Raji Codell’s world of children’s literature, including reviews and recommendations.
http://www.planetesme.com/
Reading is Fundamental
A site designed especially for parents, guardians, grandparents, and older siblings to help children learn to read. It also includes a site just for kids!
http://www.rif.org/parents/
Reading Rockets: Launching Young Readers
Information about teaching kids to read and helping those who struggle.
http://readingrockets.com/
Scholastic's Book Discussion Guides
Book discussion guides for your Scholastic books. A great resource for book clubs.
http://www.scholastic.com/librarians/ab/discguides.htm
Scholastic’s Parent Page
This site provides information to help parents teach their children to read and to encourage reading from an early age.
http://scholastic.com/families/index.asp
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