Reading Tips
Here are a few sites where you’ll find info about reading to young children, lists of books by age group, and ideas to encourage your kids to read themselves.
This is basically a bookstore site, but it has so many excellent lists and tips about reading to your children, that I wanted to include it in this ‘Tips’ section. They have lists by grade level (including Pre-K), Top 10 lists, and reviews by the teachers. They also have an “Ask A Teacher” bulletin board, where you can ask questions about reading issues, finding books on specific topics, etc.
This is a learn-to-read web site geared towards Pre-K through 2nd grade. It’s an interactive site with very nice graphics and audio. It includes sections for those learning their ABC’s, as well as reading activities for beginning readers.
This is a web site out of the UK that lists books by topic rather than age group. Includes many reviews, as well as an interesting section full of ideas about encouraging reluctant readers. Even has a section with articles and information about writing for children.
This is another UK web site that is truly FULL of information about helping your child to learn to read, and for the younger ones, be prepared to learn to read. Covers pre-reading skills and reading problems. The site design is a little difficult to look at (bright red background), but there is a lot of great information here.
