Links for Educators and Parents
Debra Snider
Reading In Motion is pleased to be featured as a Great Organization on Debra Snider’s website: www.debrasnider.com. Debra was a member of our Board of Directors from 2003-2006 and is currently an Executive Council member. She is the author of several books, including the recently published novel A Merger of Equals and two nonfiction works: Working Easier: A Toolkit for Staff and Board Members of Nonprofit Arts Organizations, which features Reading In Motion as a case study, and The Productive Culture Blueprint.
www.debrasnider.com
International Reading Association
Provides current research on reading for professionals, as well as lesson
plans, recommended booklists and parent resources.
www.reading.org/
The
International Dyslexia Association
Offers information and referral services, research, advocacy and direct
services to professionals in the field of learning disabilities.
www.interdys.org/
Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Literacy (DIBELS)
For educators. This site provides a set of standardized, individually
administered measures of early literacy development.
http://dibels.uoregon.edu/index.php
Linda-Mood Bell
Offers professional development opportunities for educators. Offers learning
centers and one-on-one student classes. Programs teach children and adults
to read, spell, comprehend and express language.
www.LBLP.com
Read America
Information on instructional techniques for parents, teachers and clinicians.
Links to current reading research and support materials for professionals.
www.readamerica.net
The
Early Childhood Initiative Foundation
For parents and early education providers. Site has games, crafts, and
age appropriate activities from infant to seven years. Parental tips
on a wide range of child-rearing issues.
www.teachmorelovemore.com
Reading Rockets
For parents and educators. The site offers information on teaching children
to read and providing assistance to those who struggle. Source for
current articles on reading and offers an opportunity to communicate
with reading specialists via e-mail.
www.readingrockets.com
Zero
to Three
Addresses a host of issues surrounding parenting of the very young child.
Includes information on early language and literacy development.
www.zerotothree.org
National Center for Family Literacy
Professional development opportunities for those working in child or
adult education. Publications, videos and other support materials available.
www.famlit.org
Literacy
Chicago
Offers a family literacy program that encompasses: adult education,
child development, parenting instruction, parent/child activities, introductions
to library services.
www.literacychicago.org
Project FLAME: Family Literacy
Located at UIC’s College of Education, this program offers
workshops and activities for the limited English proficient family. Parents
and children work to enhance the home-school relationship, provide reading
and writing opportunities and learn how to access community resources.
http://www.uic.edu/educ/flame
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