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US Department of Education
National Institute for Literacy: A Child Becomes a Reader [Pdf]
An excellent 48-page booklet, entirely available online, that lists activities that parents and children can do at home to assure successful reading skills. Parents can also check their child's development by looking at "What children...
Reading Is Fundamental
Reading Is Fundamental: Tips and Resources
Here are some ideas to encourage reading for children of all ages as well as the whole family to try. It provides reading tools including a new literary assessment tool "Literacy Tracker."
Discovery Education
Discovery Education: Getting Your Child Ready to Read
How proud we are when our children start reading! We love the looks on their faces when they get a new book. How can we start them down this road? Find some excellent ideas in this article.
Unite for Literacy
Unite for Literacy: Family: Grandma Always Listens
In this story, a young girl enjoys a book with her grandmother. Includes audio narration in 14 additional languages with text in English.
Other
Ncrel: Home Literacy Activities for Preschoolers
This list of suggestions for encouraging a love of reading and the development of pre-reading skills is very helpful. It contains sections on Daily Reading, Book Talk, Extended Discourse, Language Play, Writing, and Dramatic Play....
Kidsource OnLine
Kid Source on Line: Helping Your Child Learn to Read
Not only does this article tell you why parents should work with their children to encourage and improve their reading, it also gives practical suggestions about how they can do that. It addresses reading activities for parents and...