Colorín Colorado is a bilingual website designed for the parents and educators of English language learners. The website gives Spanish-speaking parents a wealth of information in their native language and gives teachers the information they need to be more effective in working with children for whom English is a second language.
Read to Succeed is South Carolina's comprehensive State Law governing teaching of reading. Parents will want to know about provisions such as, summer camps, reading plans, and third grade reading retention requirements.
Reading Rockets looks at how young children learn to read, why so many struggle, and what we can do to help them. The website includes an archive of articles, a free online professional development course on reading, video interviews with top children’s authors, a daily headline service, blogs, bilingual parent tips, and much more. The Reading Rockets project also encompasses programs produced for PBS, including A Tale of Two Schools and the the 10-part Launching Young Readers series.
Reading Universe gives teachers and reading coaches nationwide the tools they need to teach reading and writing effectively. Reading Universe crystallizes five decades of research about how children learn to read and write — and we show how to apply that research in the classroom every day.
As you work to help your child learn the skills and gain the experiences needed to succeed in school and beyond, let him choose the books you read to him, let her learn colors and counting while in the grocery store. Readiness for school is not knowledge but developing in a child a willing attitude and positive view of learning.
The Science of Reading describes evidence-based teaching practices, supported by decades of extensive brain research, that effectively teach children the foundational skills of reading.