Get Ready to Read! Resources for Educators
February 2007

Talk about Reading!
Join in on the conversation with researcher, writer, parent and teacher Joanne Meier and children’s literature expert Maria Salvadore, as they share their experiences and guide parents and teachers on best practices in reading in their Reading Rockets weekly blogs. 

Video Workshops for K-2 Teachers
This comprehensive one-hour video program series with workshop guide, and Web site, covers all the critical topics in teaching reading to kindergarten through second grade students. 

Nominate Your American Star Teacher Today!
The U.S. Department of Education is sponsoring a search for this year’s “American Star of Teaching,” recognizing one superior, innovative teacher from each state and the District of Columbia, from all grade levels and disciplines.  Nominate your favorite Pre-K teacher by April 1, 2007 on the Ed.gov Web site!  

American Library Association Announces Book Winners
Susan Patron’s “The Higher Power of Lucky” won this year’s “Outstanding Contribution” John Newbery Medal, among such previous winners as “A Wrinkle in Time” and “Holes.” The American Library Association also awarded children’s book prizes to Pete Seeger and Paul DuBois Jacobs’s “The Deaf Musicians,” and “Small Steps” by Louis Sachar.  Find out who else took home awards in the full article on CNN.com.

Recognition and Response 
The latest issue of the Harvard Education Letter pays special attention to the benefits of Recognition and Response, praising its promotion of “intentional, individualized, quality teaching and strong parental involvement in early education,” but noting the importance of highly qualified teachers to ensure success in the model.  For more informaiton on Recognition and Response, visit NCLD's Recognition & Response Web site.