Here's a list of websites to check out:
Born to Read
www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/alsc/initiatives/borntoread/index.cfm
Through Born to Read, libraries partner with local health care providers and other community agencies to provide new and expectant parents with library cards, reading materials, incentives, and resources to help them raise children who are “Born to Read”.
Colorado Libraries for Early Literacy
Colorado Libraries for Early Literacy is passionately committed to strengthening children’s literacy through library services and community advocacy.
ELSIE: Early Literacy Storytime Ideas Exchange
www.hclib.org/BirthTo6/ELSIE.cfm
Search ELSIE to find books that help children develop the early literacy skills necessary for learning success. Presentation notes show how to emphasize skills in a fun, interactive story sharing experience.
Every Child Ready to Read @ your Library
http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/alsc/ecrr/index.cfm
Every Child Ready to Read is a joint project of the Public Library Association and the Association for Library Service to Children that seeks to incorporate “the latest research into a series of parent and caregiver workshops to provide public libraries with vital tools to help prepare parents for their critical role as their child’s first teacher.”
Healthy Minds: Nurturing Your Child’s Development
http://www.zerotothree.org/site/PageServer?pagename=ter_par_parenthandouts
Developmental milestones handouts produced by Zero to Three organization and the American Academy of Pediatrics.
Hummingbird Educational Resources
This site is filled with preschool themes and storytime extension activities.
Important Milestones
http://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/actearly/pdf/parents_pdfs/MilestonesChecklists.pdf
Developmental checklists at Centers for Disease Control and Prevention website. The checklist information is from Caring For Your Baby and Young Child: Birth to Age 5, by Steven Shelov and Robert E Hannermann (American Academy of Pediatrics).
National Association for the Education of Young Children
“The National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) is dedicated to improving the well-being of all young children, with particular focus on the quality of educational and developmental services for all children from birth through age 8.”
National Institute for Early Education Research
“The National Institute for Early Education Research supports early childhood education initiatives by providing objective, nonpartisan, information based on research. The goal of NIEER is to produce and communicate the knowledge base required to ensure that every American child can receive a good education at ages three and four.”
National Network for Childcare: Fingerplays Plus
www.nncc.org/literacy/fingplus.html
“In this collection, we have included fingerplays with a variety of concepts and movements. We have also included some suggestions for related activities. Children learn best when they can experience or practice new concepts in several different ways. We hope these fingerplays and verses will become favorites.”
Reach Out and Read
“Reach Out and Read (ROR) is a national non-profit organization that promotes early literacy by giving new books to children and advice to parents about the importance of reading aloud in pediatric exam rooms across the nation.”
Reading Is Fundamental
Reading Is Fundamental offers resources, prepares and motivates children to read by delivering free books and literacy resources to those children and families who need them most.
Reading Rockets
“Reading Rockets is a national multimedia project offering information and resources on how young kids learn to read, why so many struggle, and how caring adults can help.”
Zero To Three
“ZERO TO THREE is a national nonprofit organization that informs, trains, and supports professionals, policymakers, and parents in their efforts to improve the lives of infants and toddlers.”
