Web Directory

» ABC's of Reading
   Suggestions for teaching reading, and activities that help create a desire to read and reinforce reading skills and comprehension in younger children.
   http://abc-read.com/

» Aesthetic Realism Teaching Method: Reading
   Monique Michael, early childhood educator, describes her success in teaching children in a New York City public school to read.
   http://www.aestheticrealism.net/Eli_Siegel/index.html

» Beginning Reading And Phonological Awareness
   Provides suggestions for teaching phonological awareness. Includes strategies for helping children with special needs.
   http://www.kidsource.com/kidsource/content2/disability.phonological.html

» CanTeach - Beginning Reading and Writing
   Lesson plans and other activities for teaching early literacy skills.
   http://www.canteach.ca/elementary/beginning.html

» Developing Reading Skills in Young Children
   Dr. Reid Lyon answers questions about developing reading skills in young children.
   http://www.kidsource.com/schwab/developing.reading.skills.html

» Early Childhood and Literacy
   Explores how early childhood experiences provide a foundation for literacy. Includes suggestions for caregivers. From the U.S. Department of Education.
   http://www.ed.gov/americareads/educators_early.html

» Kindergarten - Language Arts
   Provides simple interactive learning activities designed for kindergarten students. From Kidport.com.
   http://www.kidport.com/GradeK/LanguagesArts/LanguageArts.htm

» Language Arts Lesson Plans
   Archive includes dozens of reading, grammar, and writing lesson plans geared toward young learners.
   http://www.col-ed.org/cur/lang.html#lang1

» Language Arts Lesson Plans (PreK-1)
   Cross-curricular language-rich lesson plans; includes activities for preschool through first grade.
   http://www.lessonplanspage.com/LAK1.htm

» School-Home Links: Kindergarten Activities
   Features 100 reading and literacy activities appropriate for kindergarteners. From the U.S. Department of Education.
   http://www.ed.gov/pubs/CompactforReading/tablek.html

» The Literacy Center
   Safe learning activities for parents and teachers to share with their pre and early readers. In English and Spanish.
   http://www.literacycenter.net/

» Webbing Into Literacy
   Downloadable resources designed especially for Head Start teachers; includes instructions for fostering early literacy and reproducible classroom materials.
   http://curry.edschool.virginia.edu/go/wil/home.html