2. Reading Together Reading Forever Janet Hughes, Literacy Specialist http://healthgate.partners.org/images/reading.gif momstoday.com/resources/ articles/readready.htm

3. Kindergarten Changes Assessment in fall, winter, spring and throughout the year Early intervention Reading by the end of kindergarten

4. Raising a Reader The Top Five things parents can do to help with reading:

5. # 5 Limit Television, Computers, and Video Games If your child always seems to be here...... and hardly ever here, then you want to start helping him/her develop good reading habits.

6. # 4. Encourage Your Child’s First Attempts at Reading Be Patient and Positive. Have Fun!! www.scholastic.co.uk/ families.htm

7. #3 Be Reading Role Models and Set an Example Children need to see you reading, too. Provide positive role models, both male and female. WWW.GETCAUGHTREADINGORG

8. #2. Surround your child with reading materials. Include fiction and nonfiction books, poems, comics, magazines, cartoons, recipe books and newspapers.

9. #1 READ, READ, AND REREAD! TALK ABOUT READING!

10. Resources to Support Literacy Development: Letter Formation Verbal Pathways ABC Linking Chart Follow the Path Gameboard Magnetic Letter Activities http://www.starfall.com/ http://pbskids.org/lions/games/ http://www.internet4classrooms.com/skills-k- langbuilders.htmhttp://www.internet4classrooms.com/skills-k- langbuilders.htm

11. “Children are made readers on the laps of their parents." -Emilie Buchwald