SCP Cluster Communication

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Activities

10 Tips for Summer Reading Fun
http://www.partnershipforlearning.org/article.asp?ArticleID=134
Tips on how to make your children read throughout the summer. A list with suggested books by school age is included.

Buckaroo Bunny's Tips for Reading Books with Children
http://www.unce.unr.edu/publications/files/cy/2001/fs0158.pdf
Fact sheet to ease the reading experience for children.

Helping Your Child Become a Reader: With Activities for Children from Infancy Through Age 6
http://www.ed.gov/parents/academic/help/reader/part1.html
Publication series aims to provide parents with the tools and information necessary to help their children succeed in school and life.

Creating Reading Readiness
http://pubs.caes.uga.edu/caespubs/pubs/pdf/CHFDE19-20%20ReadingReadiness.pdf
Tips for parents of what they can do to help their youngsters prepare for and then succeed in school.

Collaboration

First Books
http://www.firstbook.org/site/c.lwKYJ8NVJvF/b.674095/k.CC09/Home.htm
Link to the First Book - a nonprofit organization with a single mission: to give children from low-income families the opportunity to read and own their first new books.

The Tutor: It's All in the Family: Planning High Quality Literacy Events
http://www.nwrel.org/learns/tutor/sum2003/sum2003.html
A brief look at family literacy research; portraits of five national service projects engaged in family literacy; ideas for family literacy events; and print and Web resources to fuel a wide range of family literacy efforts.

Curriculum

Teaching Our Youngest: A Guide for Preschool Teachers and Child-Care and Family Providers
http://www.ed.gov/teachers/how/early/teachingouryoungest/teachingouryoungest.pdf
A Guide for Preschool Teachers and Child Care and Family Providers.

Evaluation

Doing what works: Early Childhood Education: Preschool Language and Literacy
http://dww.ed.gov/topic/topic_landing.cfm?PA_ID=7&T_ID=15
What Works Clearinghouse Reviews of Early Childhood Education Language and Literacy Practices.

Adapting Evaluation Measures for Hard to Reach Audiences
http://ag.arizona.edu/fcs/cyfernet/evaluation/adapeval.pdf
Bulletin that provides practical guidelines for program evaluators working with 'hard to reach' audiences.

Featured Web Sites

Colorin Colorado
http://www.colorincolorado.org/
A bilingual site for families and educators of English language learners.

Reading Rockets Family Guide
http://www.readingrockets.org/families
A step-by-step guide to what parents can do to raise a reader.

Sustainability

National Center for Family Literacy
http://www.famlit.org/site/c.gtJWJdMQIsE/b.1204561/k.BD7C/Home.htm
The mission of the National Center for Family Literacy is to create educational and economic opportunity for the most at-risk children and parents. NCFL's services include professional development for practitioners who work in children's education, adult education, English as a Second Language, and related literacy fields; model program development through our many ground-breaking initiatives; policy and advocacy support to sustain and expand literacy services for families; and the Family Literacy Alliance, a membership program.

Technology

Get Ready to Read! Raising Readers
http://www.getreadytoread.org/content/view/396
Video showing fun and easy ways to build strong muscles for getting young children ready to read.

Early Years are Learning Years: Computers and Young Children
http://www.naeyc.org/resources/eyly/2001/01.htm
Article that examines the impact of computers on children.

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