Resources

For Providers

• American Library Association
  www.ala.org
  - provides information on all facets of library services
  - promotes Library Card Sign-Up Month (September)
  
  
• The Children’s Book Council
  www.cbc.org
  - sponsors National Children’s Book Week (May)
  - sponsors Young People’s Poetry Week (April)

For Both Parents and Providers

• The Children’s Literature Web Guide
  www.acs.ucalgary.ca/~dkbrown
  - provides comprehensive links to Internet resources related to children’s books
  
  
• Colorin Colorado
  www.colorincolorado.org
  - provides literacy information in English and Spanish
  - provides book lists in English and Spanish
  
  
• Early Childhood Educators and Family Web Corner
  http://users.stargate.nte/~cokids/
  - provides a “Children’s Book Corner” with a list of appropriate reading materials for children ages 1-8.
  
  
• Esme Raji Codell
  www.planetesme.com
  website of author Esme Raji Codell (How to get Your Child to Love Reading)
  - provides subject-themed book lists
  - provides suggestions for reading aloud
  
  
• Guys Read
  www.guysread.com
  created by author Jon Scieszka (Time Warp Trio series)
  - encourages boys to read
  - provides book lists for boys
  
  
• Jim Trelease Home Page
  www.trelease-on-reading.com
  website of read-aloud expert Jim Trelease (The Read-Aloud Handbook)
  - provides extensive book lists for all ages
  - provides essays and articles on education issues relating to literacy
  - provides excerpts from his book
  
  
• LD Online
  www.ldonline.org/
  - user-friendly site for parents who need information on the special needs of children with learning disabilities.
  
  
• National Children’s Literacy Website
  www.child2000.org/lit-tips.htm
  - provides resources and tips for literacy activities
  - provides information on reading to children at home, going to the library, and so on
  
  
• National Institute for Literacy
  www.nifl/partnershipforreading
  - provides information on literacy issues
  - provides publications that can be downloaded
  
  
• National Network for Child Care
  http://cyfernet.ces.ncsu.edu/cyfdb/browse_2.php?search=NNCC
  - includes a section with links to help parents choose books
  - provides links to general literacy information
  
  
• PBS Kids
  http://pbskids.org/lions/parentsteachers/liionstogo/
  - provides separate sections for parents and teachers
  - includes motivational educational games/stories that young children can play at home
  
  
• Reading Is Fundamental
  www.rif.org
  - provides book lists
  - provides literacy games and activities
  - provides printable parent guides
  - provides computerized “read alouds”
  
  
• Raising a Reader
  www.raisingareader.org
  - educators (or parents) can order a Reading Kit to motivate new readers, ages 0-6
  
  
• Reading Rockets
  www.readingrockets.org
  - provides information for parents/ teachers on teaching reading to kids who struggle
  - provides articles and research related to children with reading challenges
  
  
• Rosemary Wells Home Page
  www.rosemarywells.com
  website of author Rosemary Wells
  - provides activities and coloring pages
  - provides information for parents/ teachers and promotes “the most important twenty minutes of your day”
  
  
• Starting Out Right
  www.nap.edu/html/sor/
  - provides the text of the book Starting Out Right: A Guide to Promoting Children’s Reading Success
  includes detailed information about promoting reading success, examples for parents to learn from, and additional Internet sources to access
  
  
• United Through Reading
  www.unitedthroughreading.org
  - programs (Military Program, Inmate Program) designed to unite families facing physical separation  by bonding through reading
  “reading together unites families”

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