Resources
Helping Our Kids Become Readers
"Helping Your Child Become a Reader" is a 55 page booklet available on the U.S. Department of Education's web site: www.ed.gov/pubs/parents/Reader/.
It offers dozens of activities families may use to help young children (birth – 6 years old) learn the alphabet, play with rhymes, "read" picture books, act out poems, and more. It also provides tips for taking charge of TV, visiting the library, summer reading, and learning with computers. It also lists typical language accomplishments for children in four age groups; questions to ask if you think you child may be encountering problems; resources for families and caregivers; and resources for children.Other booklets in the Helping Your Child read series are at www.ed.gov/pubs/parents/hyc.html. |
