Here you will find links to early childhood and early literacy resources that you can easily print out and use. These pages, booklets and pamphlets are perfect for your own home use or to copy and distribute to teachers or parents of young children.
All of these resources are free and easy to print out. Most of these resources require Adobe Acrobat Reader, which your computer probably has already. If not, you can download it for free at
http://www.adobe.com.
Free Print Guides from Reading Rockets These printable guides are filled with practical information on helping kids learn to read at home or at school.
"Things to Print" from Between the Lions Games, pictures to color, numbers and letters, stories, books and bookmarks that you can print out.
"Teaching Our Youngest"A printable guide for preschool teachers and child and family care providers from the Early Childhood-Head Start Task Force, U.S. Department of Education.
"Starting Out Right: A Guide to Promoting Children's Reading Success"A printable guide from The National Academies Press. This guide provides a wealth of knowledge on how children learn to read based on a summary of extensive research.
"Tips for Parents of Preschoolers"A one page printable guide from Reading Rockets about things that parents can do to help their preschoolers get ready to read.
Helping Your Child Become a ReaderThis printable booklet from the U.S. Department of Education tells how you can use all your language skills to build those of your child. It is designed for helping children from infancy to age 6, the most important years for learning the skills that children will need to become readers. It also contains activities that you can do with your young child.
Preventing Reading Difficulties in Young ChildrenThis site contains the full text of the report from Committee on the Prevention of Reading Difficulties in Young Children from the National Research Council.
