Get Ready to Read! News, Summer 2006

What Parents Want from Child Care
In this summer's feature, a recently released report by the National Association of Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies (NACCRRA) presents the results of fourteen parent focus groups conducted within seven cities across the country. These groups discussed what parents consider when looking for child care, what they expect and want from child care, and what barriers they face in accessing high-quality care.

Early Literacy Activity: Fishing for Letters
Try this activity to help children become aware of and have practice with the shapes, names and sounds of the letters of the alphabet. Look here each month for a different engaging, child-friendly, and fun activity idea!

Literacy Word of the Month
vocabulary

News from the Field
In this summer's News from the Field, find out how the Louisville Central Community Centers (LCCC) in Louisville, KY, are using the GRTR! screening tool and resources in their community.

News Desk
Learn what kind of early childcare seems to be the most effective, read about IBM's new interactive reading tool, and find out what children need in order to successfully learn to read.

Ask Get Ready to Read!
Look here every month to find the answers to frequently asked questions from our help e-mail box. This summer, read how even those not trained in early education can use the Get Ready to Read! screening tool to make sure children have the skills they need to learn to read.

Resources for Parents
This summer, learn how to create effective learning environments in your own home, find ways to keep your children reading through the summer, and find out how to turn every day experiences into opportunities for learning.

Resources for Educators
Read about the important role that early childhood educators play in helping young children develop language skills, get help with phonics instruction, and find out why it is important to identify students with learning disabilities as early as possible.