Resources: Family Literacy

 

FAMILY LITERACY - GENERAL

National Center for Family Literacy       

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IDEAS!  PARENT-CHILD ACTIVITIES & PARENT EDUCATION

Parent-Child Activities (Infants-Toddlers)* - Washington Learning Systems

Parent-Child Activities (Preschool Age)* - Washington Learning Systems

On the Go* - Washington Learning Systems

Wonderopolis *NEW*

Activities Encyclopedia - savvysource.com

Activities - Ready at Five

CELL Practice Guides   

Family Math Fun! By Kate Nonesuch

Nibbles for Good Health - Parent "Sharing Sessions" and Newsletters - USDA

The Literacy House - an interactive tool for parents from NCFL

*Includes Spanish or other language resources, as well as English.

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HANDOUTS! TIP SHEETS, BOOKLETS, & NEWSLETTERS FOR PARENTS 

"The Daily Parent" Newsletter* - NACCRRA

Tip Sheets* in English, Spanish, or Polish - Illinois Early Learning

ParentTips in English - Ready at Five

ParentTips in Spanish* (Sugerencias) - Ready at Five

Raising Children in a New Country: An Illustrated Handbook - BRYCS

Your Baby's Development - Zero to Three (English or Spanish)

Cultivating Readers: A "Magazine" for Parents - NCFL & Harcourt Brace

Cultivando el habito de la lectura: A "Magazine" for Parents* - NCFL & Harcourt Brace

Nibbles - Nutrition Newsletters - USDA

Parenting the Preschooler Newsletters - UW Extension *

You & Your Child Parenting Guides in English - Office of Child Development at Pitt

Parenting Guides in Spanish (Guias para padres)* - Office of Child Development at Pitt 

Big Dreams: A Family Book About Reading  - download PDF (hardcopy no longer in print)

Dad's Playbook: Coaching Kids to Read    

Tips for Turning Everyday Activities into Learning Activities*  - in 17 languages!

"Ed Extras" from Reading Rockets*  - English or Spanish

What To Do for Health Series* - Easy to read books to order - in up to 5 languages!


WEBSITES & ARTICLES! CHILDREN'S LEARNING AND WELL-BEING 

Illinois Early Learning*

Reading Is Fundamental (RIF)*

Get Ready to Read*

Colorin Colorado - Bilingual English/Spanish*

Center on the Social and Emotional Foundations for Early Learning 

Ready at Five

BRYCS - Bridging Refugee Youth & Children's Services*

How to Increase Higher Order Thinking 

Center for Early Literacy Learning - CELL   

KidsHealth*

USDA - Team Nutrition

Washington Learning Systems*

Zero to Three

NAEYC - National Association for the Education of Young Children

BabyTALK

Parenting 24/7 - U of Illinois Extension - For parents of infants through teens

Practitioner Toolkit: Working with Adult English Language Learners  - CAL & NCFL
See Parent Education/Family Literacy sections.
Note: You can also download the entire toolkit here

The What to Expect Foundation - Baby Basics Program 

Early Connections: Technology in Early Childhood Educations

*Includes Spanish or other language resources, as well as English.

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LOCAL! CHICAGO-AREA RESOURCES 

Chicago Center for Early Education (CCEE)   
 

Strengthening Families Illinois 

Chicago Public Schools   

Chicago Public Library

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THE NEED!  FACTS & STATS - RESEARCH

Developing Early Literacy: A Scientific Synthesis of Early Literacy Development and Implications for Intervention, PDF  - National Center for Family Literacy (NCFL), 2009

Kids Count Data Center  *NEW* - Annie E. Casey Foundation 

Family Literacy in Adult Education: The Federal and State Support Role, National Commission on Adult Literacy, 2007

The 30 Million Word Gap by Age 3, 2003  - Todd Hart & Betty Risley

Family Literacy Programs: Who Benefits? - Kent State University

For facts & stats on literacy, adult literacy, and demographics, mouse over Literacy Works' Resources button, then click on General or Staff.

Please inform Literacy Works about broken links or new resources for family literacy by emailing betsy@litworks.org.


       

Family Literacy