1. General
2. Book Discussion Groups
3. Books for Parents
4. Children and Computers
5. Children's Books and Magazines
6. Literacy Programs and Organizations
7. Resources If Your Child has a Reading Problem or Learning Disability
8. Simple Strategies for Creating Strong Readers
9. Web Resources for Children

General

Beginning With Books

http://www.beginningwithbooks.org/

The Center for Early Literacy.

Big Ideas in Beginning Reading

http://reading.uoregon.edu/

Focuses on five areas of early literacy: phonemic awareness, alphabetic principle, fluency with text, vocabulary and comprehension.

Children's Picture Book Database

http://www.lib.muohio.edu/pictbks/

Developed by Miami University.

Early Words - A Child is Always Listening

http://www.earlywords.net

Early Words is a collaborative initiative designed to emphasize the everyday things parents and caregivers can do to enhance literacy and language development for children aged 0 to 5. Commission on Children, Families & Community of Multnomah County, Oregon.

Guys Read

http://www.guysread.com/

A literacy program to connect boys with books.

Learning To Read

http://www.toread.com/

The purpose of this web page is to improve the quality of reading instruction through the study of the reading process and teaching techniques.

Literacy Corner

http://cela.albany.edu/literacycorner

Activities to help children develop literacy skills.

Literacy Web

http://www.literacy.uconn.edu/

Literacy activities from the university of Connecticut.

Reading Comprehension

http://www.rhlschool.com/reading.htm

Materials for upper-elementary and middle school students.

The Reading Village

http://teams.lacoe.edu/reading/syllabus.html

Launching K-3 Readers - assessment tools.

Teachers Network

http://teachersnetwork.org/ntol/howto/childlit

Ideas for early childhood literacy.

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Children and Computers

Big6

http://www.big6.com/

Tips for teaching information and technology skills.

Children's Software Revue

http://www.childrenssoftware.com/

Comprehensive, unbiased coverage of the latest smart toys, videogames and educational software, Since 1993.

ALA_ Great Web Sites for Kids

http://www.ala.org/gwstemplate.cfm?section=greatwebsites&template=/cffapps/gws/default.cfm

Sites selected by the American Library Association's Great Web Site Committee.

 

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Literacy Programs and Organizations

This City Reads

http://www.thiscityreads.org/

Akron Ohio's campaign to mobilizing our community to become The Reading Capital of the World by dramatically increasing literacy among all our citizens, both children and adults.

America's Literacy Directory

http://www.literacydirectory.org/

Find local ESL and GED information.

America's Most Literate Cities

http://www.ccsu.edu/Amlc

A study assessing "important factors related to literacy and literate behaviors. this study rates the most and least literate cities in the United States."

Barbara Bush Foundation

http://www.barbarabushfoundation.com/

Family literacy program resources.

Center for the Book

http://www.loc.gov/loc/cfbook/

Library of Congress. On behalf of books and reading, the Center for the Book serves as an advocate, a catalyst, and a source of ideas--both nationally and internationally.

The Center for Literacy

http://www.uakron.edu/colleges/educ/CIS/Literacy/mission.php

The Center for Literacy is an interdisciplinary research and service unit of the College of Education at the University of Akron. Through a variety of programs, in collaboration with campus and community partners, the Center supports the literacy development of children and adults through teaching and learning, scholarship, and service projects.

Center for the Improvement of Early Reading Achievement (CIERA)

http://www.ciera.org/

CIERA 's mission is to improve the reading achievement of America's children by developing and offering solutions to persistent problems in the learning and teaching of beginning reading.

Even Start Family Literacy Program

http://www.evenstart.org/

The purpose of the Even Start Family Literacy Program is to help break the cycle of poverty and illiteracy by improving the educational opportunities for families. This is accomplished by integrating early childhood education, adult literacy and adult basic education, and parenting education into a unified literacy program.

International Reading Association (IRA)

http://www.reading.org/

This professional organization promotes "high levels of literacy for all by improving the quality of reading instruction, disseminating research and information about reading, and encouraging the lifetime reading habit."

International Institute of Akron

http://www.iiakron.org/

Local services for immigrants, including English classes in the education department.

National Institute for Literacy

http://www.nifl.gov/

Supports programs and services designed to improve the quality of literacy nationwide.

Ohio Literacy Resource Center

http://literacy.kent.edu/

Coordinates literacy services at the local, regional, and state levels.

Ohio Ready to Read

http://www.ohioreadytoread.org

The State Library of Ohio and the Ohio Library Council have created Ready to Read to help address the early literacy needs of Ohio's youngest citizens.

Project LEARN of Summit County

http://www.projectlearnsummit.org

A nonprofit, community-based organization providing Summit County's non-reading adult population with free, confidential, small group classes and tutoring.

Reading is Fundamental

http://www.rif.org/parents/tips/default.mspx#cat178

Tips and suggestions to encourage good reading habits.

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Resources If Your Child has a Reading Problem or Learning Disability

All Kinds of Minds

http://www.allkindsofminds.org

Dr. Mel Levine. Helping students who struggle with learning improve their success in school and life by providing programs that integrate education, scientific and clinical expertise.

Schwab Learning

http://www.schwablearning.org

Free information, resources, publications and support for parents of children who struggle with learning.

Simple Strategies for Creating Strong Readers

Born to Read: How to Raise a Reader

http://archive.ala.org/alsc/raise_a_reader.html

The joy of sharing books is a gift you can give children from the time they are born.

Reading Tips for Parents

http://www.ed.gov/parents/read/resources/readingtips/index.html

Resources from the U. S. Department of Education.

Web Resources for Children

ABC Teach

http://www.abcteach.com/

A directory of activities.

Beginning Reading

http://www.beginningreading.com/

A phonics based reading program.

Dolch Word Lists

http://www.janbrett.com/games/flash_card_dolch_word_list_main.htm

Sight word activities.

Literacy Center

http://www.literacycenter.net/

Activities to teach about shapes, words, letters, numbers and colors using interactive excercises. Most sections are available in English, Spanich, French or German.

Star Fall

http://www.starfall.com/

A learn to read site for PreK-2nd grade.

Webbing Into Literacy

http://curry.edschool.virginia.edu/go/wil/home.html

Literacy activities for preschool students.

Last Modified September 27, 2005