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Multicultural Families
Colorín Colorado: A Web Site for Spanish-Speaking Parents
http://www.colorincolorado.org
"This resource from Reading Rockets is a bilingual Web site for Spanish-speaking parents. It provides information, activities, and advice on helping children learn to read and succeed."
Get Ready To Read
http://www.getreadytoread.org/
Get Ready To Read provides parents a screening tool based on the latest research on how young children learn to read. This site also has activities parents can do with their children to imporove their early literacy skills and information about the importance of building literacy skills for success in school. This site is also available in Spanish.
Helping Your Child Become A Reader
http://www.missouri-pirc.org/parent_downloads/hyc-english.pdf
"This No Child Left Behind booklet includes activities for families with children from infancy through age 6. Most of the activities make learning experiences out of the everyday routines in which families participate."
Learning and Growing Together
http://www.ode.state.oh.us/GD/Templates/Pages/ODE/ODEDetail.aspx?Page=3&TopicRelationID=463&Content=11715
Research shows that children who enter school with strong literacy skills will be more successful. This interactive resource for parents about early learning and literacy helps them develop those skills in their children. A teacher tour guide orally presents the information. Captions for what the teacher is saying are available.
The Magic of Everyday Moments by Zero to Three
http://www.zerotothree.org/magic
This series of booklets has tips and information about everyday activities parents can use to be their child's first teacher. The books can be printed out for free. The Zero to Three main web site is also worth exploring. The information is also available in Spanish.
National PTA - Parent Resources
http://www.pta.org/parent_resources.html
Learn about the National PTA, and locate one near you. Find out how the National PTA can help you be more involved with your children's education. On this site you will find out about childcare, health services, taxe subsidies, and many other issues of concern for parents. There is a Spanish language version of this site.
Put Reading First: A Parent Guide Preschool through Grade 3
http://www.yesican.gov/publications/first/
When children become good readers in the early grades, they are more likely to become better learners throughout their school years and beyond. Learning to read is hard work for children. Fortunately, research is now available that suggests how to give each child a good start in reading. This information is available in Spanish.
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