
First Steps Toward Literacy
 Related Website Resources
http://www.naeyc.org The National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) Web site has information for teachers and parents on all aspects of children's development from birth through age 8, including literacy
http://www.zerotothree.org Zero to Three is a nonprofit dedicated to the healthy development of infants and toddlers, including literacy issues
http://www.indiana.edu/~eric_rec/ The ERIC Clearinghouse on Reading, English, and Communication publishes digests and materials relevant to reading at all levels
http://www.ciera.org The Center for the improvement of Early Reading Achievement (CIERA) is a national center for research on early reading, representing a consortium of educators from five universities (the University of Michigan and Michigan State University, with the University of Southern California, the University of Minnesota, and the University of Georgia); teacher educators; teachers; publishers of texts, tests, and technology; professional organizations; and schools and school districts across the United States.
http://www.reading.org/dir/sig/sigyoung.html Literacy development in Young Children is a Special Interest Group of the International Reading Association (IRA). Dr. Judith Schickedanz chairs the SIG.
http://www.childcareaction.org/iprelit.html Housed and coordinated at the Child Care Action Campaign, Child Care READS! is a national communications campaign to raise awareness of the importance of literacy activities in child care settings.
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