41. Early Childhood Language Arts SchoolHome Links Kindergarten activities- Features 100 reading and literacy activitiesappropriate for kindergarteners. From the US Department of Education. http://www.teach-nology.com/teachers/early_education/subject_matter/language_art

Best Sites Downloads eReports Free Sites ... Professional Development Enter your email address for FREE weekly teaching tips! Home Teacher Resources Early Childhood Education Subject Matter ... ABC's of Reading - Suggestions for teaching reading, and activities that help create a desire to read and reinforce reading skills and comprehension in younger children. Aesthetic Realism Teaching Method: Reading - Monique Michael, early childhood educator, describes her success in teaching children in a New York City public school to read. Beginning Reading And Phonological Awareness - Provides suggestions for teaching phonological awareness. Includes strategies for helping children with special needs. Beginning Reading and Writing - Lesson plans and other activities for teaching early literacy skills. Developing Reading Skills in Young Children - Dr. Reid Lyon answers questions about developing reading skills in young children. Early Childhood and Literacy - Explores how early childhood experiences provide a foundation for literacy. Includes suggestions for caregivers. From the U.S. Department of Education.

42. Literacy Volunteer Connection -- Resources For Volunteers Support and information for literacy volunteers. List of opportunities for reading volunteers. Tips Category Society Organizations Education literacy...... tutors. Word games and phonics activities for literacy tutoring. Howthe reading tutor can use literature to improve comprehension. http://literacyvolunteer.homestead.com/

Literacy Connections Formerly The Literacy Volunteer Connection Resources For Parents Sight Words Literacy Organizations ... Site Map Literacy Connections provides a wealth of information on reading aloud, tutoring techniques, ESL literacy, and adult literacy. We recommend resources that are useful for reading teachers, literacy volunteers, and program directors. Topics include the language experience approach, word study, and the best in children's literature. All About Reading Aloud Why reading aloud is so important. How the reading volunteer can make it a meaningful experience. Recommended literature for children and for older learners. The Literacy Volunteer Tutor Tips for volunteer tutors. Word games and phonics activities for literacy tutoring. How the reading tutor can use literature to improve comprehension. Resources for Literacy Programs Suggested reading lists for both older and younger learners. How you can start your literacy program on a budget. Second Language Literacy and Hispanic Literacy ESOL Literacy Links. Sara Beer's resources for Spanish-speaking communities. Adult Literacy Volunteer tutors are needed more than ever to fight illiteracy.

43. Between The Lions . Kindergarten Teachers Guide . Introduction | PBS Kids skills while conveying the joy of reading. The Try This suggestions in the guideoffer fun, simple ways for families to engage in literacy activities together. http://pbskids.org/lions/kguide/

Get illustrated PDF Version Introduction The ABCs of Between the Lions Reading Aloud The Sounds ... Reading Milestones Introduction A high-quality, printable PDF version of this guide with additional content and illustration is available for you to download. We use a comprehensive literacy curriculum geared to beginning readers. The curriculum, developed with reading and literacy experts from across the country, emphasizes both the pleasures and value of reading (the "whole"), as well as the skills needed for learning how to read (the "parts"). This Kindergarten Teachers Guide has been created to help you integrate our television program, our Web site and our curriculum In addition to activities for the classroom, you'll find suggestions for specific episodes or segments to watch, suggestions for do-at-home activities, and recommended children's books. The home-school connection is a crucial one in reinforcing the series' goal of teaching skills while conveying the joy of reading. The Try This suggestions in the guide offer fun, simple ways for families to engage in literacy activities together. The booklists for each section offer suggestions of wonderful books to encourage parents and caregivers to read to their children. So get ready to Get Wild About Reading!

44. Early Reading Success Calendar of Events. Participating Districts. Training Institutes. Trainerof Trainers. ERS Contact Personnel. literacy activities. Educational Links. http://www.ces.k12.ct.us/new/learningservices/earlyreading/Literacy_Activities.h

Purpose and Goals RESC Alliance Educational Consultants Calendar of Events ... Educational Links Search web Search site Coming Soon 40 Lindeman Drive Trumbull, CT 06611

45. Child Care Services Association's Literacy And School Readiness Enhancement (LAS Increase parent and child care teacher engagement in reading and otherliteracy activities with children, including infants and toddlers. http://www.childcareservices.org/LASREfact-sheet.html

Literacy and School Readiness Enhancement Project What is the LASRE Project? The Literacy and School Readiness Enhancement (LASRE) Project enhances school readiness and early literacy for children in child care centers in Orange and Durham counties, North Carolina. The LASRE Project builds upon two successful initiatives: Reading Together Libraries and the School Readiness Project. The Project is a joint effort of Durham's Partnership for Children and Child Care Services Association and is funded by the federal Early Learning Opportunities Act. What are the goals of the LASRE Project? Increase children's readiness for school and improve successful transition to school. Increase preschool teachers' and parents' knowledge of school-readiness attributes and strategies. Increase the education levels of preschool teachers. Increase parent and child care teacher engagement in reading and other literacy activities with children, including infants and toddlers.

46. Reading/Language Arts Center:Literacy, Literature,and Learning For Life However, when Guthrie and Greaney looked at schoolbased literacy activities,they found that more time was devoted to the teaching of reading skills, as http://www.eduplace.com/rdg/res/literacy.html

Literacy, Literature,and Learning for Life by J. David Cooper Table of Contents A Broadened Concept of Literacy Implications of "Real World" Literacy "Real World" Themes Advantages of "Real World" Themes ... References As we enter Ms. Morley's fourth grade class, we can immediately tell that they are studying about the environment. There is an exciting display of magazines and books, including such favorites as The Great Kapok Tree: A Tale of the Amazon Rain Forest (Cherry, 1990) and Just a Dream 3*2*1 Contact entitled "Act Now: The Earth Patrol Guide to Preserve and Protect;" these students are writing a skit to show how boys and girls can help to protect the environment. Still other students are working on the computer constructing graphs about endangered animals in the environment. Ms. Morley explains that she and her students use many different resources and pieces of literature as they develop their themes. She notes that her goal is to work together with her students to help them learn to communicate as they are going to have to do in real life. You might ask, "What is so special or different about this fourth grade class?" Ms. Morley's class shows what many teachers around the country are doing. They are:

47. Reading And Literacy Books And Curricula | Brookes Publishing book cover, Ladders to literacy A Kindergarten book cover, Read, Play, and Learn!®Storybook activities for Young top. Teaching reading and Language Skills. http://www.pbrookes.com/store/reading.htm

More Links: New Releases In Press All Titles in Print All Videos ... Books from HPP Reading and Literacy Curricula and Activity Books Teaching Reading and Language Skills Learning Environment English as a Second Language ... Adult Education Curricula and Activity Books Phonemic Awareness in Young Children A Classroom Curriculum Professional development available Road to the Code A Phonological Awareness Program for Young Children Professional development available Ladders to Literacy A Preschool Activity Book Professional development available Ladders to Literacy A Kindergarten Activity Book Professional development available Read, Play, and Learn!

48. Reading Online - Electronic Classroom: February 1998 Exploring Literacy Column F Centered literacy activities for Traditional and Electronic Contexts. Patrick V.Iannone Syracuse University New York, United States. Note For a list of reading http://www.readingonline.org/electronic/RT/horizon.html

Just Beyond the Horizon: Writing-Centered Literacy Activities for Traditional and Electronic Contexts Patrick V. Iannone Syracuse University New York, United States Note: For a list of Reading Online postings on topics related to this column, click here As I read Donald Leu's previous column, I found myself wondering about the many possible uses for the Internet in the classroom and the emerging forms of literacy brought about by its many dynamic virtual environments. I thought about the many new possibilities for communication that were mentioned and noticed that many of these new communication forms (e.g., chat sessions, e-mail) involved writing. I reflected back on Leu's statements about "standing on the cusp" between traditional and new forms of literacy and realized that today's students would use written communication for purposes both traditional (e.g., letters) and new (e.g., listservs). This realization impressed upon me the need for developing writing-centered literacy experiences that help students develop traditional and electronic literacy skills. The more I thought about it, the more I considered the practical concerns of using virtual environments like the World Wide Web (WWW) to facilitate the teaching of traditional literacy and new forms of electronic literacy. Although the wealth of information on the WWW provides great potential for incorporating rich information resources into writing-centered literacy activities, the sheer enormity of the WWW's seemingly limitless boundaries makes locating appropriate information quite time consuming. In addition, once individual sites are chosen, they must be carefully analyzed to make sure that information contained within is conducive to instructional goals and students' level of language use.

49. Reading & Literacy: Success Maker 90% of the students achieving proficiency in reading, math and (Technology LiteracyChallenge Grant consisted of more basic, structured activities for students http://www.ecs.org/clearinghouse/18/94/1894.htm

SUCCESSMAKER® This review is not an endorsement by the Education Commission of the States, it is one of several reviews compiled to show the diversity of approaches schools are using to accomplish comprehensive reform. Education Commission of the States 700 Broadway, Suite 1200 Denver, CO 80203-3460 Fax: 303.296.8332 www.ecs.org SUCCESSMAKER® April 19, 2002 Topic or Category: Reading Grade Level: Pre K-8 Target Population: General, At-Risk, Bilingual, Special Needs, Gifted Background and Scope SuccessMaker® is a computer-based reading program that uses literature-based activities to focus on comprehension, vocabulary, phonics and writing. The curriculum challenges students to apply knowledge from literature, content -area reading and interdisciplinary thematic units. The courseware provides an integrated approach to the teaching of reading and writing, and can be customized for specific learning needs and teaching preferences. Online tools for portfolio writing are included for all literature-based reading courses. NCS Learn, the developer of SuccessMaker®, has been designing research-based instructional programs for more than 30 years. The instructional software includes both skills software and literature-based programs that emphasize critical reading skills. SuccessMaker® reading programs are currently used in more than 17,500 schools nationwide. Approximately two-thirds of the schools are elementary level.

50. POTENTIAL LITERACY ACTIVITIES Volunteering might mean reading to a young child come up with your own childhood literacyeffort. FAQ Jewish Sources Stats activities Leadership Local http://www.njcl.net/NCJLactivities.html

WHAT CAN I DO TO HELP? National Jewish Coalition for Literacy The NJCL is the Jewish community's vehicle for participation in the Department of Education childhood literacy initiative known as the America Reads Challenge. Begun in 1997, the NJCL has pledged to mobilize 100,000 Jewish volunteers as part of the national effort. As of the fall of 1999, local affiliates are operating in 26 cities across the country, and many more are expected to come on board in the months to come. To find out if there's an affiliate near you, check the list on this website. If there’s no contact person for your city, call your local Jewish federation, or call the NJCL directly at 212/545-9215 (or email us at njcl18@mediaone.net) Public Schools Many local public schools use volunteers to read to small groups of young children, or to read or tutor one child on a regular basis (i.e. once a week). This can be a fairly demanding time commitment many programs ask that you commit to a semester or yearlong experience. To find out if there's a suitable program near you, call the school superintendent's office, or perhaps the principal of a particular school. For an easy-to-use tutoring program "Read*Write*Now," a joint project of Hadassah and the Department of Education call Hadassah's office of public outreach at 212/303-8042. Reach Out and Read This is a Pediatric Clinic-based literacy program that seeks to make books and literacy "as common a part of pediatric primary care as immunizations." Volunteer opportunities include reading to children (in the waiting room) and organizing a book drive. In most instances volunteering for a ROR site can be done on a more sporadic basis. For information regarding the location of a ROR site near you, call 617/414-5701 (or visit their web site:

51. Nevada Reading Excellence Act Partnership of Nevada, Reno, and the literacy Project LIFE The four part plan consists of re-readinga familiar fluency, word study, and writing activities, and concludes http://www.nevadarea.org/tutoring.html

Nevada Reading Excellence Act Project tutorial assistance family literacy school improvement resources Tutoring coordinators at each school site will supervise and assist in training tutors, schedule and arrange locations for tutor sessions, coordinate with classroom teachers and support monitoring of student progress. Tutorial Assistance The structure and focus of Tutorial Assistance is organized around essential activities for appropriate literacy instruction based on developmental stages of learning as outlined earlier in this grant. Tutorial assistance subgrants will sponsor tutoring programs based on scientific reading research and will be conducted during non-instructional times. In addition, they will assure that parents are receiving communications on their child's progress. (See page 36 of the proposal for Tutorial Assistance Application Criteria on which acceptance of school subgrants for tutorial assistance will be based.) The structure and focus of the NREA Tutorial Assistance is organized around essential activities for appropriate literacy instruction based on developmental stages of learning as outlined earlier in this grant. In it, there are four essential literacy activities considered as they relate to children's literacy development: Read To, Read With, Write With, and Word Study activities. These four components must be provided for effective literacy instruction in NREA tutoring programs. In our tutoring programs and in our kindergarten and first through third grade instruction, students will re-read familiar passages, develop personal readers, participate in word study activities and listen to read-alouds.

52. Reading Buddies - The E.L. Cord Foundation Center For Learning And Literacy literacy activities Using Computers to Support reading Buddies What Classroom TeachersCan Do To Support reading Buddies Rhymes and Finger Plays A Sample Word http://www.unr.edu/cll/reading buddies literacy activities.htm

Literacy Activities Using Computers to Support Reading Buddies What Classroom Teachers Can Do To Support Reading Buddies Rhymes and Finger Plays A Sample Word Study Activity Plan ... Additional Supporting Activities Last Modified on:

53. Literacy Coalition - Literacy And Internet Resources provides lesson ideas and classroomready activities for ESL Get ideas for teachingconversation, reading, writing, grammar, vocabulary NATIONAL literacy SITES. http://dmla.clan.lib.nv.us/docs/nsla/literacy/it-resources.htm

Nevada Literacy Coalition Literacy and Internet Resources LOCAL LITERACY SITES Nevada Literacy Coalition http://dmla.clan.lib.nv.us/docs/nsla/literacy/ The first site to go to for events, statistics, and resources for literacy in Nevada. Check out the section on State of Nevada Statistics and links to state and national literacy sites. Truckee Meadows Literate Community Project http://www.washoe.lib.nv.us/literacy/ This site has links to local service providers and a profile of literacy in Washoe County. LITERACY ACTIVITIES The Adult Education Teacher's Annotated Webliography http://www2.wgbh.org/MBCWEIS/resources20.htm Find a collection of over 50 Internet sites for adult education and ESL teachers. Beyond Basic Skills http://www.coe.uga.edu/adulted/staffdev/bbs.html Instructional plans and strategies for adult literacy, ABE, GED, and ESL programs from the University of Georgia. Each issue is full text in PDF format and includes such topics as credit, work, and television viewing. Each newsletter includes discussion topics and activities. New York Times on the Web Learning Network http://www.nytimes.com/learning/teachers/NIE/index.html

54. Why Should Emergent Literacy Be Part Of An Early Childhood has shown that it is possible to accent and highlight literacy activities in a Thisis in contrast to the traditional classroom where reading and writing are http://www.educ.uidaho.edu/cdhd/emerlit/why.htm

55. Q-Net Literacy Neighborhood - Family Literacy - Interactive Child/Parent Activit Research that supports interactive parentchild literacy activities. effective betweena rich literacy environment and children's reading knowledge and http://www.regionvqnet.org/qnet/famlit/activities.cfm?SiteID=21

56. Medium Term Programme 1998-2001 - Section On Reading is concerned with a range of activities that affect all types of libraries, libraryassociations, and institutions related to reading and literacy development. http://www.ifla.org/VII/s33/annual/med2001.htm

IN THIS DOCUMENT: Scope statement Action Plan, 2000-2001 Medium Term Programme Archive Section on Reading Medium Term Programme 1998-2001 Scope statement The purpose of the Section is to provide a focal point for the study and discussion of the promotion of reading and print culture and electronic media, and of the integration of reading research and reading development activities. It covers issues such as increasing the social awareness of the significance of reading and general literacy, functional literacy in various cultural settings and illiteracy in different milieus, teaching the encouragement of reading with special emphasis on the younger generation, reader's skills and reading habits, the interaction of audiovisual media and reading in the new electronic environment. The relationship between reading research and reading promotion is considered very significant in professional terms. The Section is concerned with a range of activities that affect all types of libraries, library associations, and institutions related to reading and literacy development. The Section works in co-operation with the Working Group on Literacy, which is studying the feasibility of a Core Programme on Literacy. It cooperates with other international reading and library associations. Action Plan, 2000-2001

57. Starting Out Right The language and literacy activities included in this book illustrate the underlyingconcepts important for reading that are supported by scientific research. http://www.nap.edu/readingroom/books/sor/

Introduction Parents want to provide their preschool children with a good start in literacy. A school district tells its teachers to change the way they teach reading. Preschool caregivers want to be sure that the children they care for are ready for school. A mother attending a school meeting hears confusing messages about the best way to teach beginning reading. A corporate executive wants the company to support an after-school tutoring program, but is not sure where to start. This book is for all these people. It is written particularly for parents, who should find the information useful in making judgments about: what kinds of language and literacy experiences to look for in preschool and child care settings, what to look for in initial reading instruction in kindergarten and the early grades, what to ask school boards, principals, elected officials, and other policy makers who make decisions regarding early reading instruction, whether their child is making progress in reading related skills and early reading. It is also for others who can influence the education and development of young children, especially policy makers, caregivers, and teachers.

58. Abcteach.com >> Basics >> Reading Thanksgiving Booklet, vocabulary with pictures to color. literacy Center PersonalConnections, Prereading Strategies, Inference, Grammar Vocabulary activities, http://www.abcteach.com/Reading/readingTOC.htm

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59. Macquarie University News The project is based on the belief that introducing families to bookreading techniquesand literacy activities will help to counteract both the perception http://www.pr.mq.edu.au/macnews/ShowItem.asp?ItemID=150

60. Promoting Young Children's Early Literacy catalogues, newspapers, junk mail) and engage in daily literacy activities withyour Starting Out Right A Guide to Promoting Children's reading Success. http://missourifamilies.org/features/childcarearticles/childcare3.htm

Want more Information on Child Care? Back to Child Care Features Child Care Quick Answers ... Topics for Families Back to MissouriFamilies Feature Article Promoting Young Children's Early Literacy Sara Gable, Ph.D., Human Development and Family Studies, College of Human Environmental Sciences, University of Missouri-Columbia To promote young children's delight in talking, listening, reading, and writing, adults need to provide a variety of interesting language experiences. Children who have reading difficulties in the primary grades often had limited early literacy learning experiences. Children with reading difficulties have: less letter knowledge less sensitivity to the notion that the sounds of speech are distinct from their meaning less familiarity with the basic purpose and mechanisms of reading poorer general language ability Children who are skilled readers: understand the alphabet and letters use background knowledge and strategies to obtain meaning from print and can easily identify words and read fluently Activities that prepare young children for learning to read emphasize counting, number concepts, letter names, shapes, and sounds, phonological and phonemic awareness, models of adult interest in literacy, and independent and cooperative literacy activities.

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