LINKS TO LITERACY (L2L)
Vol 1 Issue 2

This compilation of Internet sites is designed to support Head Start’s literacy initiatives.
The list will be published in electronic format only.

We welcome comments and feedback: nanettel@headstartinfo.org.
Please be sure to check out our Literacy Toolkit online at: http://www.headstartinfo.org/infocenter/literacy_tk.htm

Healthy Start, Grow Smart Series (2002)
http://www.ed.gov/parents/earlychild/ready/healthystart/index.html
This series of booklets about infant development was an initiative of Laura Bush as the First Lady of Texas and sponsored by the Texas Department of Health. The U.S. Department of Education, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and U.S. Department of Agriculture are revising and distributing the series. Each of the four booklets is available on this site in pdf format for downloading.

Starting Out Right: A Guide to Promoting Children’s Reading Success
http://www.nap.edu/books/0309064104/html/
This guide, developed by the National Research Council, explains how children learn to read and how adults can help them. Starting Out Right: A Guide to Promoting Children's Reading Success, provides ideas that parents, educators, policy-makers, and others can use to help prepare preschool children for formal reading instruction; outlines important concepts about language and literacy for beginning readers; and addresses how to prevent reading difficulties in early childhood and the primary grades. The book includes 55 activities that are based on an exhaustive review of research contained in the 1998 National Research Council report Preventing Reading Difficulties in Young Children.

Read Me a Story—Reading Check-Up Guide
http://www.aap.org/family/readmeastory.htm
Developed by Reading is Fundamental, this guide provides a list of items related to reading development that parents can use as a “checkup” to see if their child is where they should be developmentally from birth to grade 3 and up.The site also provides tips for parents on how they can enhance their child’s reading abilities at different stages of development.

RECURSOS EN ESPANOL Y INGLES
RESOURCES IN SPANISH AND ENGLISH

Consejos Practicos Para Los Padres/Reading Tips For Parents
http://www.ed.gov/offices/OIIA/pfie/reading/
U.S. Dept. of Education.
Indice: Cómo Los Padres Pueden Preparar A Sus Hijos A Leer Y Aprender Desde La Infancia; ¿Cómo puedo reconocer un buen programa de lectura para la primera enseñanza?; ¡Lea con los niños, porque tiene un efecto positivo!; Los cinco componentes esenciales de la lectura; y Mi plan de lectura.
Contents: How Can I Help My Child Be Ready to Read and Ready to Learn; How Do I Know a Good Early Reading Program When I See One?; Simple Strategies for Creating Strong Readers; Five Essential Components of Reading; and My Reading Plan.