Reading Suggestions, Books and Activities

[Guest guest]

Hi everyone,

I wanted to add to the discussion on reading by posting

some great internet reading resources. Some resources I

am re-posting to the group and others I have compiled just

recently. Hope these suggestions can be helpful.

Enjoy,

Mustafa

(may need to cut and paste longer links)

Speak Read Succeed Web-site

http://www.rpl.richmond.bc.ca/succeed/

(LD OnLine most informative online website! A personal

favorite and for many obvious reasons. The people behind

the scenes Of LD Online are wonderful and promote a

positive website.)Truly a great place to hang out!

" LD OnLine is a collaboration between public

broadcasting and the learning disabilities community. "

http://www.ldonline.org/

Art Gallery Reading Room opens!

( Another reason they are my favorite- Art and Literacy)

http://www.ldonline.org/kidzone/reading_room_welcome.html

Artist of the Week

http://www.ldonline.org/kidzone/gallery.html

Reading Rockets: Teachers/Parents

These phonemic awareness activities will help you teach

your students this important skill.

http://www.readingrockets.org/

" This web site features an Talking, Hearing &

Understanding Interactive Checklist and web links to help

parents determine if their child's speech, language and

hearing skills are developing properly to become fluent

readers. The best indicator of a child's success in school

at age 18 is the strength of their language skills when

they enter school at age five. Reading to your preschool

child everyday is one of the best ways to guarantee they

http://www.rpl.richmond.bc.ca/succeed/checklist.html

" Between the Lions- Getting wild about reading "

http://pbskids.org/lions/index.html

Literacy Tips for the 10 Minute Parent:

" Here are some useful and engaging expert-approved ideas

to help you teach your child to read, and have fun doing

it! "

http://pbskids.org/lions/tips/index.html

" Expert Hall Speaks with SchwabLearning.org

about Early Warning Signs of Reading Difficulties "

http://www.schwablearning.org/articles.asp?r=344 & g=3 & d=8

" Whole Language Lives On: The Illusion of " Balanced Reading

Instruction " by Louisa Cook Moats

http://www.edexcellence.net/library/wholelang/moats.html

The Author Website

http://www.pbskids.org/arthur/

Sesame Workshop -Sesame Street Site

http://www.sesameworkshop.org/sesamestreet/sitemap/0,5939,,00.html

" Preparing Your Preschooler To Read "

http://schwablearning.org/Articles.asp?r=343

Research-Based Reading Program Program

http://www.schwablearning.org/Articles.asp?r=318

Centre for the Development of the Improvement of Early

Reading Achievement (CIERA)

http://www.ciera.org/

Helping your child become a reader - US Gov't

http://www.ed.gov/pubs/parents/Reader/index.html

Preventing reading difficulties in young children

http://www.nap.edu/readingroom/books/prdyc/index.html

How to teach a child letter recognition (Ehow)

http://www.ehow.com/eHow/eHow/0,1053,9076,00.html

Reading RX

http://www.readingrx.org/

ERIC Clearinghouse on disabilities & spec ed

http://ericec.org/index.html

Creativity for ideas and activities

http://www.kidsource.com/kidsource/content4/creativity.eq.html

" Teaching reading is complex. Hall helps parents

through the process of finding a good reading tutor for

their child. "

http://www.schwablearning.org/SchwabLearning.asp?id=334

" Questions to Ask Tutors "

http://www.schwablearning.org/Articles.asp?r=80 & g=2 & d=5

Recommended Books:

Parenting a Struggling Reader

by L. Hall and Louisa C. Moats, Ed. D.

(Scheduled to be published in January 2002)

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0767907760/schwabfoundation/103-8446353-2\

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" Straight Talk About Reading : How Parents Can Make a

Difference During the Early Years by L. Hall, et al "

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0809228572/schwabfoundation/104-5985232-9\

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" GREAT educational books kids love - they stimulate speech "

http://www.ubah.com/C1857

" Books about Reading & Writing "

http://pbskids.org/lions/books/reading_print.html