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Learning to read

We believe that having books around from a very early ages, and being read to will encourage a healthy attitude of books.

As Home Simpson said in The Simpsons when he was congratulated on Lisa "You must have read to her a lot as a young child", "I Did! I did!" thought Homer, I read the TV guide to her!

Bricks and Mortar basic Reading Skills - visit this site here
There are three main sections.
WPrelims - comprising cover and some basic details about this unusual reading system
Notes pages - for helpers
Disks pages - graphics pages for apprentice readers

All worksheets on this site are free to download.

National Reading Campaign -Campaign reading resources - free posters

They have lots of projects:
The BBC Big Read
Bookstart
Children's Book Week
Scotland's Home Reading Initiative
Readathon
Reading Connects
Reading Is Fundamental, UK
National Year of Reading
Storysacks
The Summer Reading Challenge
The Vital Link
Wales' Reading campaign
World Book Day

All Books for Children (ABC) is a partnership project managed by RIF, run by librarians, funded by Starbucks Coffee Company (UK) Ltd.and supported by Starbucks partners (employees) in a voluntary capacity. Visit the site to find out more about this free book and library project
Send a free ecard for World Book day - visit this site - World Book Day 2005, which takes place on Thursday 3rd March. Find out about the booktoken scheme for schools and the printable downloads available.
Talk To Your Baby - Developing language for life
Talk To Your Baby is a campaign run by the National Literacy Trust to encourage parents and carers to talk more to children from birth to three.
BookBox - a channel 4 site which has information about authors and books, games and a writers toolkit.
Visit this site now
Children's Book Week
Children's book week is an annual event (first full week of October) enjoyed by children across the country.
Parents and teachers can also order a copy of their extremely popular publications including Best Book Guide
The OXford Reading Tree - many schools use these books for early years reading.
Visit this Reading Tree resource site

 

US Resources
International Children's Digital Library
A project of the University of Maryland - childrens books
592 free childrens books online.

 

Want to write childrens books?
Getting published as a childrens book writer - childrens books - information from the booktrust for picture books, early readers, general fiction, teenage fiction and non fiction.
Book box has a writers toolkit
Visit book boxsite now


 

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