Additional Resources

National Reading Panel:
www.nationalreadingpanel.org/

Reading is Fundamental:
www.rif.org/

National Institute for Literacy:
http://nifl.gov/

Department of Education:
www.ed.gov/parents/read/resources/edpicks.jhtml

National Association for the Education of Young Children: Early Years are Learning Years:
http://www.naeyc.org/ece/eyly/

Association of Library Service to Children:
www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/alsc/initiatives/borntoread/index.cfm

PBS for Children:
www.pbskids.org

PBS for parents:
http://www.pbs.org/parents/

A PBS site dedicated to the healthy development of young children:
www.pbs.org/wholechild/index.html

Kennedy Center Family Art Projects
http://artsedge.kennedy-center.org/families.aspx

Launching Young Readers:
www.readingrockets.org/

Talaris Institute: Advancing Knowledge of Early Learning and the Importance of Parenting:
http://talaris.org/

Action for Children
http://www.ncchild.org

The Literacy Network
http://literacynetwork.verizon.org/TLN/

Local Resources

Wake County Public Libraries

http://www.wakegov.com/libraries/default.htm

Igniting Writing - Suzie Wilde:

http://www.ignitingwriting.com/index.html

Other non-profit organizations dedicated to sharing literacy with young children:

Books for Kids: To read enlightens the whole world:
http://www.intrex.net/booksforkids/

Room to Read: World change starts with educated children:
http://www.roomtoread.org/

Motheread, Inc:  Literacy changes lives-Motheread changes literacy:
http://www.motheread.org/

The Literacy Network
http://literacynetwork.verizon.org/TLN/