Early Literacy

Sites for Children

Literacy Center Education Network (en español)
Learn letters, numbers, shapes and colors in English, Spanish, French and German from interactive activities with animation and sounds.

Preschool Library
Animated stories, activities, crafts and reading lists for preschoolers in several different themes from Story Place.

Starfall
Learn the alphabet, phonics and early reading from interactive activities with animation and sounds.

Sites for Caregivers

Colorin Colorado (en español)
Early literacy tips from a bilingual site for English language learners.

Get Ready to Read (en español)
Resources for building early-literacy skills, including some learning games from the National Center for Learning Disabilities.

Helping Your Child Become a Reader (en español)
Online book about building literacy skills in children from birth through age 6 from the U.S. Department of Education.

Motheread
Nationally acclaimed, private, nonprofit organization that combines the teaching of literacy skills with child development and family empowerment issues. Parents and children learn to use the power of language to discover more about themselves, their families and their communities. Motheread offers classes for both adults and children.

The Mother Goose Pages
Comprehensive list of Mother Goose rhymes plus tips on reading and performing them.

Reading Rockets
Information and resources for helping kids learn to read from the U.S. Department of Education.

Smart Start
Early-childhood development resources for families and educators from the North Carolina Partnership for Children.

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