Get Ready to Read! Newsletter
December 2006

Feature
In this month’s feature, read an interview with  Dr. Blanche Podhajski, Executive Director of the Stern Center for Language and Learning in Vermont, about the three-part Building Blocks webinar series and the importance of professional development for childcare providers.

Early Literacy Activity: Copy a Card
Try this activity to help children practice the fine motor skills that they will need to learn to write.  Look here each month for a different engaging, child-friendly, and fun activity idea! 

Literacy Word of the Month
Dyslexia

News Briefs
In this month’s News Briefs, find out how picture-book reading teaches children about the world around them, how family life and child care link to the development and health of children, how you can join millions of readers in a read-a-thon that lasts 2007 seconds, 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, learn how to use the Training Center on our Web site to bring Get Ready to Read! to your program.

Resources for Parents
Read about a new online resource to help practice early language and literacy skills, filled with booklists and online games to help keep the fun in reading, and much more! 

Resources for Educators
Read about a new book that outlines a process for helping individual children, get tools to help your students transition into kindergarten, and find out about free new online resources to help your students practice literacy skills.

News from the Field
In this month's news, the Get Ready to Read! team provides highlights from their time on the fall education conference circuit.