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A Child Becomes a Reader - Birth to Preschool
http://www.nifl.gov/partnershipforreading/publications/pdf/low_res_child_reader_B-K.pdf
The National Institute for Literacy provides this summary of information, offering advice for parents and families of children from birth to preschool on how to support reading development at home, and how to recotgnize preschool and day care activities that start children on the road to becoming readers.
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Birth - 3
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Book Finder (PBS)
http://www.pbs.org/parents/bookfinder/
Find Just the Right Books for your Child! Give Bookfinder the age of the child (birth through third grade), the theme that interests her or him and whether it's book to be read aloud or read alone.
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Birth - 3
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Helping Your Child Become a Reader
http://www.ed.gov/parents/academic/help/reader/index.html
Other than helping our children to grow up healthy and happy, the most important thing that we can do for them is to help them develop their reading skills. This offers pointers on how to build the language skills of young children (birth through age 6), and includes a list of typical language accomplishment for different age groups, suggestions for books, and resources with reading problems or learning disabilities. Information is available in English and Spanish.
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Birth - 3
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Helping Your Young Child Learn to Read
http://www.pta.org/archive_article_details_1118091379390.html
The most important thing you can do for your child is to encourage a love of reading and learning. This PTA web site will give you five ways to help you develop this love for reading with your child.
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Birth - 3
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How To Create a Literate Home
http://www.pbs.org/parents/readinglanguage/articles/literatehome/main.html
What exactly is a "literate home?" It is an environment that encourages children (birth through first grade) to learn to read and write and become lifelong readers and writers. Transforming your home into a literate home is simple and inexpensive. You need to consider what kinds of materials to have on hand and how to arrange materials so your child will use them. Follow these tips about what materials parents need and what parents can do.
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Birth - 3
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Making Music: Literacy Tips for Parents
http://www.readingrockets.org/article/81
Music is a great way to introduce children to sounds and words! Here are some helpful hints on making music a part of your daily life as well as a list of recommended musical recordings and songbooks for you to try.
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Birth - 3
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Parents' Guide to Qualities of a Good Classroom
http://www.pbs.org/parents/readinglanguage/articles/goodclassroom/main.html
This age-customized guide to child care settings and classrooms can help you as a parent get your child off to the best start possible in reading and writing.
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Birth - 3
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Reading and Language
http://www.pbs.org/parents/readinglanguage/index.html
Designed for parents of children from birth through 8 years of age, this site informs parents about how literacy development occurs at various ages, provides parents with some guidelines for how they can support children's literacy development at each stage, and offers some carefully-reviewed resources parents may find helpful as they raise eager readers and writers.
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Birth - 3
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Reading and Language: Car Talk
http://www.pbs.org/parents/readinglanguage/articles/cartalk/main.html
This age-customized collection of car activities can encourage your children to share what they notice and wonder about, while helping them to develop their abilities as readers and writers.
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Birth - 3
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Reading to Two: A Double Challenge
http://www.pbs.org/parents/readinglanguage/articles/readingtwo/main.html
While reading to two can be a challenge, there are strategies that do work. The strategies at this site can help you make the family reading experience meaningful, while helping your children to develop their abilities as readers and writers.
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Birth - 3
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Suggested Book Lists for Parents of Young Children
http://www.parentsasteachers.org/site/apps/s/content.asp?c=ekIRLcMZJxE&b=289389&ct=321702
The book lists at this site are meant as guidelines for Parents as Teachers programs in building their book collections and for parents choosing books for their children. Books address birth to three, three to five, diversity, bilingual, Spanish, social-emotional, and familylife
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Birth - 3
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Tips for Parents about Reading
http://www.nwrac.org/pub/tipsforparents.pdf
This publication offers practical ideas parents can use with children from birth through middle school to encourage and support reading proficiency. It also provides guidelines about what children typically can do at certain ages/stages of reading development and lists titles of kids' favorite books
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Birth - 3
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