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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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Pre-K (Ages 3-5)
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Arthur
http://pbskids.org/arthur/index.html
Arthur is a great PBS web site for kids 4-8. Games and activities are provided for kids.
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Pre-K (Ages 3-5)
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Arthur - Parents and Teachers
http://pbskids.org/arthur/parentsteachers/index.html
Grown-ups can learn more about the ARTHUR television series and Web site, and access lots of useful resources and activities.
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Pre-K (Ages 3-5)
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Between the Lions (PBS)
http://pbskids.org/lions/
Between the Lions is an award-winning PBS television series designed to foster the literacy skills of its viewers, while playfully demonstrating the joys of reading. Each show aims to give kids four to seven years old some of the experiences they need in order to become successful readers. There are more than 80 stories, games, songs, and other activities to develop a love for (and skill in!)reading.
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Pre-K (Ages 3-5)
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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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Pre-K (Ages 3-5)
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Clifford
http://pbskids.org/clifford/
Clifford provides games, stories, and printable activities for children ages 3 -7.
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Pre-K (Ages 3-5)
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Clifford for Parents and Teachers
http://pbskids.org/clifford/parentsteachers/index.html
Parents and teachers of kids 3-7 can learn more about the Clifford television series and web site, and access resources and activities for their students.
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Pre-K (Ages 3-5)
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Developmental Milestone: Ages 3 through 5
http://www.schwablearning.org/articles.asp?r=324
Since birth, you’ve watched your child grow and develop. You’ve noted his height and weight, when he crawled, stood, and walked, even when he spoke his first words — and perhaps compared all of these milestones of his infant and toddler years to the "norms." The preschool and early school years are also full of changes. From three to five your child’s motor skills, language, thinking, and social development change dramatically. Knowing what to expect as your child grows can reassure you that your child is on track with his peers or alert you to potential concerns. Below are some milestones to watch for during the preschool years.
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Pre-K (Ages 3-5)
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Fun Ways to Read with Your Child
http://www.floridapartnership.usf.edu/pdfs/tipsheets/tip09_fun_ways_to_read.pdf
This pamphlet developed by the Florida PIRC (Parent Information Resource Center) provides fun ways for families to get involved in their children's reading.
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Pre-K (Ages 3-5)
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Get Ready to Read!
http://www.getreadytoread.org/frontpage/Itemid,1/
This site provides information for educators and parents on early literacy and learning in preschool.
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Pre-K (Ages 3-5)
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Headstart - Drake University
http://www.drakeheadstart.org
The Drake University Head Start Program offers a variety of program options to address each family's individual strengths and needs. Program options include preschool clasrooms for three and four year olds, full-day and full-year preschool classrooms with childcare, home-based preschool program for three and four year olds, toddler center-based program for two year olds, and home visiting program for pregnant women, infants, and toddlers.
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Pre-K (Ages 3-5)
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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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Pre-K (Ages 3-5)
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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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Pre-K (Ages 3-5)
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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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Pre-K (Ages 3-5)
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Playing with Words
http://www.pbs.org/parents/teachersourcetips/playingwithwords.html
Playing word games with your child can reinforce many reading and language skills that are taught more formally in the classroom. Several board games and card games are word-based, and crossword puzzles are available for a variety of skill levels. In addition, there are word games that involve no materials at all and can be played almost anywhere.
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Pre-K (Ages 3-5)
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Preparing Your Preschooler To Read
http://www.schwablearning.org/articles.asp?r=343
As your child's first and most influential teacher, you’ve taught your 3-5 year old a lot about reading and writing. By providing opportunities each day for your child to practice emerging skills, you’re laying the foundation for her to become a successful reader. She’s learning that print is a powerful means of communicating knowledge and information and can be lots of fun, too.
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Pre-K (Ages 3-5)
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Put Reading First
http://www.missouri-pirc.org/parent_downloads/putreadingfirst.pdf
This eight-page document, written for parents of children from preschool through grade three, provides an explanation of the five components of reading: 1) phonemic awareness, 2) phonics, 3) vocabulary, 4) fluency, and 5) comprehension. It also shares information on what parents can do to understand and support their children's reading, both in school and at home.
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Pre-K (Ages 3-5)
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Put Reading First: Helping Your Child Learn to Read
http://www.nifl.gov/partnershipforreading/publications/reading_first2.html
This brochure, designed for parents of young children (preschool through grade 3), describes the kinds of early literacy activities that should take place at school and at home to help children learn to read successfully. It is based on the findings of the National Reading Panel
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Pre-K (Ages 3-5)
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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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Pre-K (Ages 3-5)
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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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Pre-K (Ages 3-5)
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Reading at Home: Kindergartners
http://www.uncledansreportcard.org/ForParent/Index.asp?Reference=Read&~=
Reading at home can take many forms for Kindergartners: Picture books, children's magazines, and cereal boxes can be read to a child by an older child or adult… or a child may be reading simple words at this age. The more practice a child has in reading or in being read to, the better her reading skills will become.
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Pre-K (Ages 3-5)
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Reading Rainbows (PBS)
http://pbskids.org/readingrainbow/
Reading Rainbow's dynamic, fast-paced, magazine-style format features on location adventures, colorful animation and hip music videos. Popular personalities, including Bill Cosby, Tyne Daly and Whoopi Goldberg, narrate the program's feature book, while captivating illustrations appear on-screen. "Kid-on-the-street" interviews allow real kids to sound off about issues, and in every episode kids the age of viewers (4 - 8 years old) recommend three additional books to read.
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Pre-K (Ages 3-5)
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Reading Rainbows - Family Area
http://pbskids.org/readingrainbow/parents_and_teachers/index.html
Reading Rainbow, hosted by LeVar Burton, is a critically-acclaimed award-winning half-hour PBS series that turns children on to books and reading. The series targets 4-8 year olds, and is based on research that identifies these early years as the optimum time for children to learn to read, and to adopt positive reading habits, skills and attitudes.
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Pre-K (Ages 3-5)
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Reading Tips for Home
http://www.pbs.org/parents/teachersourcetips/reading.html
Your child will spend a lot of time in school learning how to put together letters and sounds to make words. It is very important that these lessons extend beyond the classroom and into your home. Below are some activities you can do with your child that can promote good reading skills and provide quality time together.
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Pre-K (Ages 3-5)
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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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Pre-K (Ages 3-5)
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Share a Story (PBS)
http://pbskids.org/shareastory/how.html
Kids are sharing stories with their friends and families everyday. You can too!
Tell a story to a friend. Rhyme a story with your brother or sister. Sing a story with mom and dad. Or just draw a story for someone special.
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Pre-K (Ages 3-5)
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Share a Story (PBS) - Parents and Educators
http://pbskids.org/shareastory/grownups/
PBS KIDS Share a Story is a national literacy campaign designed to inspire adults to help millions of children develop language and literacy skills through daily activities, including book reading, drawing, storytelling, rhyming and singing.
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Pre-K (Ages 3-5)
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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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Pre-K (Ages 3-5)
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Teaching Our Youngest - A Guide for Preschool Teachers & Child Care & Family Providers
http://www.ed.gov/teachers/how/early/teachingouryoungest/index.html
This is the index page for the publication, "Teaching Our Youngest: A Guide for Preschool Teachers, Childcare, and Family Providers". It draws from scientifically based research about what pre-school teachers and childcare providers can do to help children develop their language abilities, increase their knowledge, become familiar with books and other printed materials, learn letters and sounds, recognize numbers and learn to count.
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Pre-K (Ages 3-5)
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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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Pre-K (Ages 3-5)
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