NCLD Early Learning & Literacy Newsletter
February 2008

						Try This at Home! • Washington Learning System’s free parent handouts focus on language development, sounds and rhythms, and general book and print awareness. • The Get Ready to Read! early literacy activities are engaging, child-friendly activities for young children that you can try at home. • For more great ideas, check out the featured activity for preschoolers from Reading Is Fundamental and try something new every day!
		Where is the Get Ready to Read! Newsletter? Don’t worry! Welcome to the NEW Early Learning & Literacy Newsletter from NCLD. As readers of the Get Ready to Read! Newsletter and the Recognition & Response Update, you will recognize the same great content and resources plus much more! Tell your friends and colleagues about our new newsletter!  Signing up is easy on our subscription page. >>
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		When parents and families are involved in the transition to kindergarten, children and schools are more successful. These resources for families are part of the Transitioning to Kindergarten Toolkit, and can help keep the whole family involved as children move through the pre-kindergarten year and into kindergarten.>>		Recognition & Response is a new way of thinking about making sure that all children have the best opportunities to learn and receive the attention they need to be successful in school. It is based on an approach called Response to Intervention (RTI), designed for school-age children who are at risk for learning disabilities. The "Ask the Experts" page gives you an overview of the Recognition & Response system and explains its main features. >>		• The Council for Exceptional Children has created a blog for new teachers to help new and experienced teachers alike find useful, real-world advice, insights, and ideas from some of CEC’s most distinguished educators.  Send in your questions and read answers to others’ today! • NCLD's Educator Resource Center is full of resources and information to help you in the classroom and beyond.
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		Make math a part of your daily life with a young child. Download a booklet from the U.S. Department of Education that has math activities for families with children in preschool through the fifth grade, and information on how to help children be successful in math.		Learn about how Federal policy can help support Pre-K.  The New America Foundation and the Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP) recently released separate reports intended to urge Congress to amend NCLB to encourage states and school districts to fully integrate Pre-K programs into K-12 education.		What do you think of our new newsletter? Please let us know at:
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