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Parent and Child Early Literacy Sites
pbs.org/parents: This website provides suggestions on how parents can find ways for their kids to have fun with literacy using these great tips, activities and resources.
starfall.com : Starfall is a free public-service aimed at teaching children to read with phonics. Their methodology is to motivate children in an atmosphere of imagination and play.
Highlightskids.com : the Highlights kids magazine in an online website form with stories, jokes, kids news, current events, and reading and language arts games.
Reading Rockets Reading Rockets is a national multimedia project that offers a wealth of research-based reading strategies, lessons, and activities designed to help young children learn how to read and read better.
Trick Word/ Sight Words : 50 sight word games for kids
Orson's Farm : Phonemic awareness, the skills available on this site include syllables, blending, rhyming, segmenting, and deleting/substituting. K-2
Article Library
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Early Literacy: Making Reading Meaningful
Set the stage for building children's comprehension skills
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How to Improve Reading Fluency
All early readers stumble over words at first, but polishing those reading skills will benefit their learning in every subject area.
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Reading Tips for Parents of Second Graders
Find ways to read, write, and tell stories together with your child.Always applaud your young reader and beginning story writer! The tips below offer some fun ways you can help your child become a happy and confident reader. Try a new tip each week. See what works best for your child.
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Reading Tips for Parents of First Graders
Give your child lots of opportunities to read aloud. Inspire your young reader to practice every day! The tips below offer some fun ways you can help your child become a happy and confident reader. Try a new tip each week. See what works best for your child.
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Reading Tips for Parents of Kindergartners
Play with letters, words, and sounds! Having fun with language helpsyour child learn to crack the code of reading. The tips below offersome fun ways you can help your child become a happy andconfident reader. Try a new tip each week. See what works best foryour child.