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Read a booklet that discusses talking and listening, reading together, learning about print and books, early efforts to write, reading in another language, and associated activities for infants through age 6.
Topic: Language Development, Writing
Parents can help students use comprehension strategies when reading at home. Here are two evidence-based strategies to try.
Topic: Comprehension
How Can I Help My Child With Content Area Reading at Home? Five Key Strategies to Consider (Spanish)
This document presents five ways that parents can help students of all ages develop important text-reading skills.
Topic: Comprehension, Vocabulary
This flyer for parents provides five research-based strategies and examples for supporting adolescents' writing development. Both English and Spanish versions are available.
Topic: Writing
This flyer for parents provides five research-based strategies and examples for supporting adolescents' writing development.
Topic: Writing
Read this tip sheet for activities to develop beginning spelling skills (Spanish version).
Topic: Writing
Watch this video to learn more about an Individualized Education Program (IEP), a document that is developed for each public school student who requires special supports or services.
Topic: Identification
This infographic describes what fluency means, and how you can help your child develop it at home (Spanish version).
Topic: Fluency with Text
This sheet by the Idaho Commission for Libraries includes an activity, chant, and
tips to help develop your young child's language and listening comprehension
skills.
Topic: Comprehension, Language Development
This webpage overviews the federal regulations for IDEA 2004 section Subpart E called Procedural Safeguards.
Topic: Advocacy, Reading Disabilities
Lea esto fotonovela para aprender la importancia de apoyar el desarrollo de la alfabetización en el hogar (Parte 1 de 2).
Topic: English Learners, Partnerships
Lea esto fotonovela para aprender la importancia de apoyar el desarrollo de la alfabetización en el hogar (Parte 2 de 2).
Topic: Comprehension, Language Development, Phonics
This sheet by the Idaho Commission for Libraries includes a rhyming game, song, and tips to help develop your young child's rhyming skills.
Topic: Phonological Awareness
Read a guide that shows you how simple activities can encourage your preschooler to scribble, draw, and write letter shapes.
Topic: Writing
This guide describes practices to help your preschooler learn about sounds and letters of the alphabet.
Topic: Phonics, Writing
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The research reported here is funded by awards to the National Center on Improving Literacy from the Office of Elementary and Secondary Education, in partnership with the Office of Special Education Programs (Award #: S283D160003). The opinions expressed are those of the authors and do not represent views of OESE, OSEP, or the U.S. Department of Education. Copyright © 2022 National Center on Improving Literacy. https://improvingliterarcy.org
