Meeting Every Child’s Needs
A free webcast called "Differentiated Reading Instruction" is now available any time, day or night, on the Reading Rockets Web site. Learn from top reading experts as they discuss strategies for differentiating instruction to meet the needs of each student. Suggested readings, discussion questions, and a transcript are included.
For more information, go to: http://www.readingrockets.org/profdev/webcasts/1001

Early Reading First Grant Applications Available
Early Reading First Grant applications are now available. Early Ready First Grants are allocated to organizations that serve preschool populations with high-quality instruction with a strong focus on early reading skills. 

To view the application online, go to:   http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/01jan20061800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2006/06-446.htm.

To learn more about how the Get Ready to Read! screening tool and skill-building activities have been used in conjunction with Early Reading First Grants in the past, go to: http://getreadytoread.org/newsltr/Winter05/Winter05_Feature1.php.

Answers to the "Questions Parents Ask"
Here you'll find real answers to real questions that parents ask about kids who struggle in school. 
For more information, go to: http://www.readingrockets.org/helping/questions

The 38th Annual Conference on Reading and Writing
The Annual Conference on Reading and Writing presented by the Rutgers University Graduate School of Education will take place on March 30th and 31st. It includes many workshops geared toward the early educator.
For more information, go to: http://www.gse.rutgers.edu/continuing/genContinuingSeminars.asp

New Policy Fact Sheets Available
Two fact sheets based on previously published policy reports are now available from the National Institute for Early Education Research (NIEER). You can view the fact sheets, “Prepared for Kindergarten: What Does ‘Readiness' Mean?" and "Promoting Children's Social and Emotional Development Through High-Quality Preschool" at the links below.
For more information, go to: http://nieer.org/resources/factsheets/11.pdf AND http://nieer.org/resources/factsheets/10.pdf

Starfall Learn-to-Read Web site
The Starfall Learn-to-Read Web site is offered free as a public service. Starfall is a great resource for teachers and parents as it provides ways to make the classroom more fun and to inspire a love of reading and writing. Materials are primarily designed for first grade, but are also useful for pre-kindergarten, kindergarten and second grade.
For more information, go to: http://www.starfall.com/