Get Ready to Read! Newsletter
August 2007

Feature
Get Ready to Read! and Parents as Teachers –– A Winning Combination
When the National Center for Learning Disabilities, Inc. (NCLD) was introducing the Get Ready to Read! (GRTR!) screening tool into the field, the Parents as Teachers program (PAT) was one of the first organizations to sign onto the project, becoming one of the original national program partners for the GRTR! initiative.  Read this case study to learn about how this partnership continues to reap benefits for children, families and early childhood providers.  

Early Literacy Activity
Try this activity to help your child practice using written language and drawings to communicate a message. Look here each month for a different engaging, child-friendly, and fun activity idea!  

Literacy Term of the Month
Environmental Print

News Briefs
Read a new report on investment in early childhood development, learn how investment in Head Start may cut crime, find out what every policymaker and educator should know to ensure success for low-income children, and much more in this month's News Briefs.  

Ask GRTR!
Look here every month to find the answers to frequently asked questions from our help e-mail box. This month, find out what you can do at home to help your child practice the skills he or she needs to learn to read.  

Resources for Parents
This month, get checklists and resources to help you choose a high-quality pre-K program, find out about Read for the Record 2007, and learn what policymakers need to know to provide high-quality pre-K to children of military personnel.  

Resources for Educators
Get support through workshops and eLearning from the United States Department of Education, chat with other teachers on a new Pre-K Now blog, download workshop guides on using Native language and traditions in your classroom, and more!

News from the Field
The Parents as Teachers Program (PAT) was one of the original national partners for the GRTR! Program.  Over the years, the GRTR! Team has heard from PAT members across the country heralding the screening tool and resources for how they seamlessly work within PAT model settings.  To learn more about how the PAT model and the GRTR! program have been used in the field, please read the feature of the newsletter for this month.