Get Ready to Read! News, November 2006

Early Literacy Activity: Find the Compound Words
Try this activity to help children learn to listen for the smaller segments of language that are contained in words. Look here each month for a different engaging, child-friendly, and fun activity idea!

Literacy Word of the Month
"Sight Word"

News Briefs
In this month's News Briefs, read the about the benefits of preschool and pre-K, why playtime is important, narrowing the Latino achievement gap, new education sites from Google, upcoming conferences, and much more!

Ask Get Ready To Read!
Look here every month to find the answers to frequently asked questions from our help e-mail box. This month, we answer a question from a pre-K teacher about printing and purchasing our new toolkit about transitioning to kindergarten.

Resources for Parents
In this month's Parent Briefs, learn about how to identify learning problems early, supporting the reading growth of your children, fostering a good relationship with your child's school, and download a bilingual activity booklet for you and your child.

Resources for Educators
Get Ready To Read! Early Literacy Seminar Planned for November
Learn about the speech to print connection in our next early literacy Webinar, find out about addressing early learning difficulties before kindergarten, try out a podcast on effective teaching, and help parents enhance their children's development, all in this month's Educator Briefs.

News from the Field
This month's news comes in the form of a suggestion from a librarian on Long Island, New York. Read about how she is using the Get Ready to Read! (GRTR!) activity cards to help parents build literacy skills in the library.