Get Ready to Read! Resources for Parents
December 2006

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Leading to Reading is a new online resource from Reading Is Fundamental (RIF) to help support early language and literacy skills. This site, geared towards parents and educators, is filled with booklists, tips, stories, songs, and activities for children from birth through preschool.

To visit this site, click here

Reading Rockets Keeps Reading Fun
Reading Rockets has developed a site aimed at keeping reading fun. Watch interviews with top authors and illustrators, search books by theme, and get tips on holiday book buying.

To visit the site, click here.

Personalized Emails Help Your Child Transition to Kindergarten
Jumpstart has developed a new service that provides easy-to-understand monthly emails personalized for your child as he or she makes the transition into kindergarten.

For more information, click here.

Be sure to check out NCLD’s Transitioning to Kindergarten Toolkit, available free for download online.

Game Goo—Learning that Sticks!
Join Fearless Frieda, Squanky the Tooth Taker, and some Sassy Seals as they play fun online educational games that help develop early reading skills.

To play these and more educational games, click here.

What Pre-K-3 Teachers Should Know and Do
The Foundation for Child Development (FCD) has focused its 2006 Annual Report on a discussion with a group of educators on what pre-k through third grade teachers should know and be able to do.

To download a PDF of Bridging Two Worlds: PK-3 Teachers as Architects of Children’s Learning, part of FCD’s Annual Report (32 pages), click here.