Early Literacy

• America Reads Challenge, U.S. Department of Education

• America Reads Resources and Research

  Links and information on books, reading activities, videos, best practices, and more.

• Center for the Improvement of Early Reading Achievement

• Discovering Family Literacy: A Resource Guide for the Head Start Community

  Family literacy resources and activities.

• Early Childhood and Literacy, U.S. Department of Education

  Includes the publications - Starting Out Right: A Guide to Promoting Children's Reading Success. Start Early, Finish Strong: How to Help Every Child Become a Reader

• Early Literacy Resources from NECTAS

  Includes conference call resources and OSEP-funded early childhood literacy projects.

• Eisenhower Project in Early Literacy

• GLARRC Early Literacy Forum

  Resources from GLARRC's Early Literacy Forum held in February 2000.

• Keys to Successful Learning

  NICHD research program in reading development, reading disorders, and reading instruction.

• Learning to Read/Reading to Learn Campaign

  Helping children with learning disabilities

• McREL's Literacy Initiative

  Links to the Early Literacy Advisor, a computerized system that assists classroom teachers in assessing and promoting early literacy development in children ages 4-6.

• National Summit on Research in Learning Disabilities

  NICHD Program in Reading Development, Reading Disorders, and Reading Instruction. Includes an audio presentation on reading research.

• Teaching Children to Read

  Report of the National Reading Panel

• The Knowledge Loom

  View stories about best practices in real schools, review research on these practices, learn about replication, add your own questions and stories, participate in online discussions and events, and discover supporting organizations and resources. The initial focus of this prototype "best practices online" system is professional development, with literacy, technology, and other topics to follow.

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