Reading to Two: A Double Challenge

By: PBS Parents (2008)

While parents understand the importance of reading to children, it is often a struggle to read to two. How can parents negotiate the "book wars," when one child only wants to read chapter books and the other insists on reading picture books? What can parents do when one child wants to read about dinosaurs and the other wants to read about ballerinas?

Is Dyslexia Hereditary?

By: Jerome J. Schultz (2008)

The director of Learning Lab at Lesley University, explains that dyslexia is regarded as a neurobiological condition that is genetic in origin, which means it can run in families.

Activities to Encourage Speech and Language Development

By: American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (2008)

The American Speech-Language-Hearing Association offers these age-appropriate ways that parents can engage their young children in ways that will help children develop speech and language abilities.

Differentiation Tips for Parents

By: Ann-Marie Foucault (2008)

What is differentiated instruction and how can it help your child? This article helps parents understand and support differentiation in the classroom.

Who's Who in Your Child's School

By: Reading Rockets (2008)

There are many people at your child's school who are there to help your child learn, grow socially and emotionally, and navigate the school environment. Here's a selected list of who's who at your school: the teaching and administrative staff as well as organizations at the district level. You might want to keep this list handy all year long.

Taking a Closer Look: My Child's Academic Success

By: U.S. Department of Education (2008)

The U.S. Education Department provides these tips for parents about how to be involved in your child's school, and what to do if problems arise.

Best Practice for ELLs: Screening

By: U.S. Department of Education (2007)

Studies show that screening English language learners for abilities in phonological processing, letter knowledge, and word and text reading will help identify those who are progressing well and/or who require additional instructional support.

Young Children's Development: What to Expect

By: U.S. Department of Education (2005)

What's typical development? And what can parent do to be sure their child is getting the stimulation he or she needs? Here's a list of what to look for as a child learns and grows from infancy to preschool.

Taking Charge of TV

By: U.S. Department of Education (2005)

By the time they begin kindergarten, children in the United States have watched an average of 4,000 hours of TV. Here are some tips that will help you monitor and guide your child's TV viewing.

Activities to Encourage Your Baby

By: U.S. Department of Education (2005)

Here are three activities, designed to be fit easily into parents' daily routines, that can help babies learn and develop.

Activities to Encourage Your Toddler

By: U.S. Department of Education (2005)

Here are some activities designed to be fun for both you and your toddler as well as to help your young child (ages 1 to 3) gain the skills needed to get ready for school.

Activities to Encourage Your Preschooler

By: U.S. Department of Education (2005)

These activities are for families and caregivers who want to help their preschool children to learn and to develop the skills necessary for success in school — and in life.

Reading For Meaning: Tutoring Elementary Students to Enhance Comprehension

By: Akimi Gibson (2004)

This article provides tutors with proven techniques for helping students acquire comprehension skills and strategies. In addition to building background knowledge about comprehension, it looks at six comprehension strategies and activities that support each strategy.

Birth to Three-Year-Old Accomplishments

By: Catherine Snow, Susan Burns, and Peg Griffin (1998)

The Committee for the Prevention of Reading Difficulties in Young Children has compiled detailed lists of literacy accomplishments for children of different ages. Find out what the typical child can do from birth through age three, from three to four, and in kindergarten, first, second, and third grades.