Thursday, December 9, 2010

Reading help from the White House

The Department of Education provides free booklets about reading improvement and brochures at the request of parents.  This website provides the Publication ID and mailing address where parents can request free items from the Department of Education.  Many of the booklets support the RTI process and can help parents get involved.   The items are available in English and Spanish.  Below are the items listed as available for parents to request for free:

Reading Tips For Parents (Bookmark)
Suggests activities to help children become effective readers. This two-sided bookmark for parents who want to encourage their child to read is printed in both English and Spanish.

Reading Tips For Parents (Booklet)
Provides tips to parents to help children be ready to read and ready to learn. This brochure gives advice to parents about how to know a good early reading program, how to put simple strategies for creating strong readers into action, and how to practice the five essential components of good reading. Also provided is information about the No Child Left Behind Act, and contact information. English/Spanish.

Guide For Reading: How Parents Can Help Their Children Be Ready to Read and Ready to Learn (Brochure)
Provides tips to parents of young children regarding how to prepare them for reading and learning. This brochure lets parents know how important it is to be involved with their children by reading to them and preparing them for reading and learning on their own. English/Spanish.

Homework Tips for Parents: No Child Left Behind (Booklet)
Provides general tips to help parents become involved in their children's homework, as well as more specific advice on helping with reading and math homework. English/Spanish.

Partnership For Reading: Bringing Scientific Evidence To Learning (Booklet)
Outlines the Partnership for Reading's goals and activities relating to the dissemination of findings from reading research to educators, parents, policy-makers and others. This brochure also includes descriptions of the three agencies that form the Partnership for Reading and provides contact information for those interested in participating.

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