61. Ideas For Involving Communities In Literacy Activities @ McBookwords Ideas for Involving Communities in literacy activities. These are just ideas that might spark a reading event your school or library could hold with a minimal http://www.mcelmeel.com/curriculum/ideas.html

Ideas for Involving Communities in Literacy Activities McBookwords Webkeeper Writer Book an Author ... and Family Narratives Ideas A Few Notes "The man who does not read good books has no advantage over a man who can't read them." Mark Twain These are just ideas that might spark a reading event your school or library could hold with a minimal amount of money just effort and some creativity and enthusiasm. Successful Building a Community of Readers and Writers initiatives are events that are actively open to the public. Don't be satisfied with your "regular" audience expand your expectations Read With Me Set aside the last 15 minutes of each school day and regularly invite parents, grandparents, neighbors, members of the community, to stop in your classroom/school and read with a child "Read with Me." Make the invitation public and often, and greet guests when they come and have a plan to match them up with a child without a lot of commotion. The key to any of these ideas is that the activity does not take place in a vacuum. Give it a lot of fanfare; invite the mayor, your state representatives, any local celebrities, and the general public. Announce it to the newspaper. Make the event one of great importance. Support for Your Initiative List your event on your community web calendar.

62. ECSD Reading And Literacy Resources Selected literacy and reading Web Sites, Return to the Top of the List. 26. KIDLINK http//www.kidlink.org A great, safe, page for kids ages 1015. activities http://eagleschools.net/ECSD/Technology/Ad_Team_Literacy.html

Select Reading and Literacy Resources Go to Page Two Go to Page Three Go to Page Four The Internet Public Library Youth Division: http://www.ipl.org/youth/ Look around and you can find books to read, stuff to help. The Library is hosted by the School of Information at the University of Michigan. 2. Pathfinder Publications: http://www.pathfinder.com/ Home of Time Magazine for Kids and Sports Illustrated for Kids. Many other publications also included. The Children's Literature Web Guide: http://www.ucalgary.ca/~dkbrown/index.html Includes school projects and interesting facts. Some features include ask your favorite author section, listen to a story, and recommended stories. Sponsored by the University of Calgary. 4. Ed's Internet Book Review: http://www.clark.net/pub/bell/home.html The Internet Book Review is a free service provided to WWW users who are interested in finding out about books prior to reading and/or purchasing them. In association with Amazon Books. 5. Carol Hurst's Children's Literature Site:

63. EduPuppy.com - Everything For Early Childhood Education Preschool - Grade 3 Dyrli Sr. Editor, District Administration. Categories reading reading literacy activities. 1 - 5 of 5 results, Building Word http://www.edupuppy.com/page.cfm?id=1688

64. Activities To Promote Early Literacy - American Foundation For The Blind activities to Promote Early literacy. na particular story to add interest to storytelling and convey important concepts (See reading Comes Naturally http://www.afb.org/Section.asp?SectionID=6&TopicID=97&DocumentID=2155

65. NJPEP: Virtual Academy services to provide parents and caregivers with the knowledge and skills necessary to help children with reading and literacy strategies and activities at home http://www.njpep.org/tutorials/early_reading_literacy/

NJPEP Home Tutorials Early Reading and Literacy New Jersey's Mission, Goals and Activities The [U.S.] Reading Excellence program was designed to provide children with the readiness skills and support they need to learn to read once they enter school; teach every child to read by the end of the third grade; and use research-based methods to improve the instructional practices of teachers and other instructional staff. New Jersey's mission for Reading Excellence is: "By 2005, all students involved in a Reading Excellence program will be reading on or above grade level by the end of third grade." Pilot Programs Commercial Programs [located in the Guided Resources section of the Web site] NJ Reading Excellence Partnership Council NEW JERSEY'S GOALS Reading Excellence will be achieved by: Balanced literacy programs that provide effective, inclusive reading instruction, are scientifically based, and effectively integrate the six dimensions of: phonemic awareness, systematic phonics, background knowledge and vocabulary development, comprehension, fluency, and a child's motivation to learn; Early interventions for struggling readers : one-on-one tutoring, extended learning, and transition programs that extend beyond the normal school day, including a focus on students in bilingual/ESL and those students who experience reading difficulty and are often referred inappropriately to special education;

66. Literacy Time - Activities Wacky Web Tales. Features Schools activities reading Resources National literacy Strategy Feedback Links Last updated September 2001. To NGfL, Copyright Becta. http://curriculum.becta.org.uk/literacy/activities/activities_home.html

Re-Enacting A Story Reading Database Here we go round the Mulberry Bush The Fish Who Could Wish By John Bush, illustrated by Korky Paul Happy Mouseday By Dick King-Smith The Jolly Postman: or Other People's Letters By Janet and Allan Ahlberg Silly Verse for Kids By Spike Milligan The Small Good Wolf By Mary Rayner The Tale of Mrs Tiggy-Winkle By Beatrix Potter Fun Finding Out: Me and My Body By Rosie McCormick, illustrated by Anthony Lewis Researching Topic Work Signs, Captions and Labels and Instructions Classic Poetry: an illustrated collection Selected by Michael Rosen Walker Aesop's Fables Deep Trouble (Goosebumps 19) By RL Stine The Phoenix and the Carpet by E Nesbit The Railway Children by E Nesbit Roald Dahl's The BFG: Plays for Children Adapted by David Wood The Wind in the Willows By Kenneth Grahame Patents Persuasive Texts The Really Wild Zone Summarising Information Text ... Schools Activities Reading Resources National Literacy Strategy Feedback ... Links Last updated: September 2001

67. Instructor (1990): Literacy Activities That Tap Kids' Multiple Intelligences Print friendly Tell a friend Find subscription deals literacy activities that tap only use their verballinguistic intelligence to learn reading, writing, and http://articles.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0STR/is_n5_v107/ai_20352053

@import url(/css/us/style.css); @import url(/css/us/searchResult1.css); @import url(/css/us/articles.css); Advanced Search Home Help IN all publications this publication Reference Automotive Business Computing Entertainment Health News Reference Sports YOU ARE HERE Articles Instructor (1990) Jan-Feb, 1998 Content provided in partnership with Print friendly Tell a friend Find subscription deals Literacy activities that tap kids' multiple intelligences Instructor (1990) Jan-Feb, 1998 by Kristen Nicholson-Nelson The multiple-intelligences theory developed by Dr. Howard Gardner didn't change what I taught in language arts - it changed how I taught. For years, I required students to only use their verbal-linguistic intelligence to learn reading, writing, and speaking skills. This seemed obvious, and it worked fine for the kids who walked into my classroom with a natural verbal-linguistic strength. But it failed those who needed to draw on other strengths to master the world of language acquisition. To reach all students, I began to incorporate a range of activities and strategies that nurture each intelligence (see "All About Multiple Intelligences," page 67). After all, students have a combination of intelligences and are capable of growth in all areas. I found that this approach motivated kids and provided variety in how I presented lessons. To help your students learn to read and appreciate literature - no matter what their particular smarts - add the following ideas to your repertoire. And don't miss the assessment clip-and-save on page 70.

68. Early Literacy Strategies and activities reading for Enjoyment Chart Choosing Fiction Chart reading to Children in the Emerging Phase of literacy; Book Browsing http://www.sasked.gov.sk.ca/docs/ela/e_literacy/

Early Literacy: A Resource for Teachers Saskatchewan Education February 2000 Table of Contents (includes selected charts and forms) Acknowledgements Introduction Overview of Resource Chart: Developmental Differences Between Children in the Emerging Phase ... References and Selected Bibliography

69. Primary Literacy Instruction Focus On Reading A balanced reading program includes a range of literacy activities, carefully selected materials for each activity, and a responsive teacher who knows how to http://www.madison.k12.wi.us/tnl/langarts/focusreading.htm

Primary Literacy Instruction Focus on Reading Overview of Key Elements and Primary Classroom Context Comprehension Concepts of Print Fluency High Frequency Words ... Bibliography " . . . learning to read depends on two critical factors: the teacher's thorough understandings of the reading process itself, and his or her determination to understand and respond to each child's needs as a reader." (p. xiv in the prologue) Mosaic of Thought Madison Metropolitan School District Language Arts Task Force Art Rainwater, Superintendent October 1999 A balanced reading program includes a range of literacy activities, carefully selected materials for each activity, and a responsive teacher who knows how to structure literacy interactions that move children to higher levels of understanding. Apprenticeship in Literacy COMPREHENSION CONCEPTS OF PRINT FLUENCY HIGH FREQUENCY WORDS ... MMSD Update September 25, 2000 jsutherland@madison.k12.wi.us

70. Promoting Reading And Literacy In Out-of-school Time Programs still do a great deal to help children develop basic literacy skills. Because reading is languagebased, it is important to incorporate activities that enrich http://epicenter.nationalserviceresources.org/index.taf?_function=practice&show=

71. Family Literacy Initiatives: Reading With Dad Initiative literacy activities that are connected to fathers interests or activities. Listening to children s stories while driving in the car together; Newspaper reading http://www.minnesotahumanities.org/Literacy/supportfathers.htm

Supporting Father Involvement in Family Literacy 1. Expect fathers will want to be involved in their child's early learning and promoting school success. Invite fathers and mothers to event and activities Encourage fathers to be involved Design parent-child events that encourage parents to interact with their child 2. Help fathers to feel and understand their importance in promoting early literacy development Ask fathers to participate in specific ways: reading a favorite book, playing an instrument, talking about their job or a hobby Sponsor father-child activities such as breakfast before work, Saturday morning program for dads and kids 3. Introduce fathers to good literature for young children. Display examples of good books at parent events Give away books at father-child events Provide lists of books on topics that fathers might enjoy 4. Provide information about and models of story reading skills.

72. Reading/Writing/Literacy - Childrens Hospital San Diego Early literacy promotes It teaches children that we read from left to right, from Exposure to rhymes, rhyming stories and musical activities involving clapping http://www.chsd.org/1251.cfm

Reading/Writing/Literacy Early literacy promotes: Sound-letter correspondence (that is the recognition that every time you see the symbol S, a snake sound is made with your mouth. This is necessary for good spelling and reading later in school.) Enriched vocabulary (more words = better able to communicate with others) Development of humor through play-on-words and rhymes Speech sound development (sitting close to adult watching their lips and tongue and how they move to articulate sounds during stories). Exposure to rhymes, rhyming stories and musical activities involving clapping and dancing to rhymes promotes awareness of sounds. Attention and regulation of self (how to sit still for an age-appropriate quiet-time focused activity) Sharing attention and emotion (e.g., joy, surprise) about objects and pictures of interest to the child Home Activities: Read signs with your child when out walking or driving Games to help a child with reading include: nursery rhymes, finger plays, poems, stories with a lot of rhyming (Examples include: Hickory Dickory Dock, Itsy Bitsy Spider, and The Cat in the Hat) Back to Speech main page Contact Us Maps and Directions Find a Physician ... Site Map

73. Media Literacy and authority) to consider other possible activities and to Culture Students will use reading, listening and literacy texts that are rich in quality, add to http://www.umaine.edu/umext/genderproject/04Medialiteracyactivities.htm

University of Maine Cooperative Extension Links Turn Beauty Inside Out, Maine Breaking News! Gubernatorial Pro clamation of TBIO Month New Family Issues: Creating Safe Spaces; Working with GLBT Youth Parents! Teachers! Order your TBIO Maine Community Awareness Kits Community Awareness Kit TBIO Activities Community Awareness Kit Media Literacy Activities Turn Beauty Inside Out Poster Contest Winners Buy a Turn Beauty Inside Out T-Shirt Understanding Gender Differences Bibliography of Gender Issues ... Printer Friendly Version PDF How Does Teaching Media Literacy Help Turn Beauty Inside Out, Maine? Reflections of Girls in the Media, A two-part Study on Gender and Media (Available www.childrennow.org ) finds that from an early age girls are active participants in the media community. They watch over twenty hours of television a week, see 20,000 advertisements a year, listen to radio and CD’s, watch music videos, read fashion magazines, newspapers and play video games. On one hand media, offers girls strong, positive role models when women in media are shown dependent first upon themselves to solve their own problems and achieve their goals. (34% of women and 30% of men on TV are shown using their intelligence.) At the same time, research demonstrates that media sends girls limiting messages about their priorities and potential. Appearance and relationships are stressed for women while careers are most important for men.

74. Literacy Online - Proceedings Of The 1996 World Conference On Literacy reading tips and ideas provided in the book club the rich array of authentic literacy tasks that By drawing attention to everyday activities that involve http://www.literacyonline.org/products/ili/webdocs/ilproc/ilproceh.htm

The Reading Connection: Literacy Development Aand Homeless Children by Eileen Hanning Graduate Student, Trinity College, Washington, D.C. Assistant Program Director for The Reading Connection 3240 Wilson Boulevard Suite 230 Arlington, VA 22201 Introduction Theory and Research Model Theory and Practice Together ... Bibliography INTRODUCTION The growing problem of homelessness affects more and more children. Homelessness is not just a domestic issue with implications for social welfare and housing, but also a global issue. Organizations such as the International Committee for the Red Cross and the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees work all over the world to help families who find themselves without permanent housing. Whatever the cause of homelessness-war, lack of affordable housing, or domestic violence-the chaos associated with it threatens family stability and child development. Educators find that children experiencing homelessness often miss important language and literacy development. Interruption of literacy development and strained family relationships can have drastic implications for later learning. As communities begin to address the issue of homelessness, either globally and locally, they find that more than just food and shelter are necessary to help children survive this experience. Providing literacy support for homeless families can help children overcome the crisis, and avoid the lingering burdens of homelessness. In Northern Virginia, a local nonprofit organization has developed innovative programs to provide that support by making available books and literacy experiences to homeless and recently homeless families.

75. Description Of Adult Education And Literacy Activities The major types of literacy activities are described below Adult Basic Education (ABE). Basic skills include literacy (reading and writing) and computational http://www.dpi.state.nd.us/adulted/statplan/chap3.shtm

Your browser has JavaScript turned off. You will experience a more enjoyable time at this website if you turn JavaScript on. Your browser has JavaScript turned off. You will experience a more enjoyable time at this website if you turn JavaScript on. 21st Century Community     Learning Centers Adult Education and Literacy Character Education ... Title I - Compensatory Education Chapter 3 Description of Adult Education and Literacy Activities Section 224 (b) (2) requires: A description of the adult education and literacy activities that will be carried out with any funds received under this subtitle. 3.0 Description of Adult Education and Literacy Actvities (Section 224 (b) (2)) 3.1 Descriptions of Allowable Activities The National Adult Literacy Survey (NALS) and the State Adult Literacy Survey estimates have identified a competency level and established a demonstrated need for literacy instruction. Supplementary funding for adult education programs will be set according to the following activities: Adult Basic Education (ABE) English as a Second Language (ESL) Workplace Literacy Adult Learning Center Based Literacy Family Literacy Adult Secondary Education (ASE) Department of Public Instruction will negotiate with any local provider on a case by case basis to increase the administrative cost above the five percent limit only if a local provider grant is less than $10,000. For these providers, up to $2,000 will be allocated to cover planning, administration, personnel development, and interagency coordination.

76. Reading And Literacy Initiatives language and cognitive skills and literacy motivation with To build this foundation for reading instruction, home and preschool activities should include http://www4.nationalacademies.org/ocga/testimon.nsf/0/2f5618cec09fc460852565fa00

77. Archived:Beginning To Read A r c h i v e d I n f o r m a t i o n. READ*WRITE*NOW activities for reading and Writing Fun May 1997. BEGINNING TO READ. Preschool through Grade 2. The Sound Shopping Trip http://www.ed.gov/Family/RWN/Activ97/begin.html

A r c h i v e d I n f o r m a t i o n READ*WRITE*NOW Activities for Reading and Writing Fun - May 1997 BEGINNING TO READ Preschool through Grade 2 The Sound Shopping Trip Listening for the first sounds in words is an important step in learning to connect language and reading. What you'll need: Magazines or catalogs with pictures of objects children know. What to do: Have your child choose a magazine or catalog. Invite your child to go on a make-believe shopping trip. Tell your child you will make believe you are shopping for things in the magazine. Have your child close his or her eyes. Point to an object on the page. Then have your child open his or her eyes. Ask "What are you going to buy?" If your child says, "A hat," ask, "What sound does hat start with?" Then say, "Good. Hat starts with the sound h Repeat the steps, with each of you taking a turn shopping for something and then naming the first sound of the word that describes it. Now You Hear It, Now You Don't Hearing and saying the parts of words help prepare children to learn to read. What you'll need: A list of words with two parts, like

78. Literacy Center - The Early Childhood Education Network I love the card game, too. The literacyCenter.Net provides safe learning activities for parents Net now serves more than one million free literacy lessons a http://www.literacycenter.net/

English Curriculum Spanish Curriculum German Curriculum French Curriculum Welcome to the LiteracyCenter.Net! Our standards-based Play and Learn lessons have been reviewed by the California Learning Resource Network and have met compliance criteria for use in California schools. Parents and teachers in every state in the United States, and in more than 65 countries around the globe, are currently using our dynamic exercises. Children who have radically improved their skills reportedly keep taking their parents back online for more. They send us everything from high fives to comments like this: and I love the card game, too." The LiteracyCenter.Net provides safe learning activities for parents and teachers to share with young children. All online lessons are free of advertising and free of charge. We suggest that each online lesson be supported by appropriate offline instruction, either in the home or at school. As our Website grows we will be offering suggestions for everything from introducing second or other languages to supporting materials that meet our highest standards of excellence. The LiteracyCenter.Net now serves more than one million free literacy lessons a month!

79. PALS - Phonological Awareness Literacy Screening read more reading first topics. All Rights Reserved. Phonological Awareness literacy Screening (PALS), PO Box 800785, Charlottesville, VA 229088785. http://pals.virginia.edu/

@import "/_includes/css/pals_core.css"; @import "/_includes/css/pals_home.css"; The browser you are using prevents your viewing design elements that are a vital part of the presentation on this site. Read more here regarding how to improve your web experience by upgrading your browser. search site Enter Scores and View Reports what's new PALS Activity Book contest! Spring 2004 dates Who should be screened? New web features for spring ... read more "what's new" topics reading first Reading First schools are to follow the PALS protocol for the Spring 2004 screening window. Reading First schools must use PALS oral reading passages. The following students must be screened in Spring 2004: all kindergarten and first grade students all second graders unless they have met the high benchmark NEW-third grade screening is optional for all students due to SOL testing To view the Reading First in Virginia website, click here.

80. Between The Lions | PBS Kids by the folks at Between the Lions, to help caregivers with literacy issues The uses the characters and curriculum of the series to explain key reading skills. http://pbskids.org/lions/

Between the Lions is produced by WGBH Boston and Sirius Thinking, Ltd. and is funded in part by a Ready To Learn grant from the US Department of Education through the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. National corporate sponsorship is provided by: Between the Lions News: Pride of Lions And even more! Between the Lions (along with Arthur and ZOOM) has been selected to receive the 2004 Eliot Pearson Award for Excellence in Children's Media from the Tufts University Department of Child Development. New Literacy Resource There's now a book, written by the folks at Between the Lions, to help caregivers with literacy issues: The Between the Lions Book for Parents: Everything You Need to Know to Help Your Child Learn to Read uses the characters and curriculum of the series to explain key reading skills. Look for it at your local library or bookseller. Stories Games Things to Print Songs ... Credits

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