Web Resources

• Brain Development
  Information and resources on the development of a young child's brain, by Zero to Three.
• Children's Health Topics: Literacy
  The American Acadamy of Pediatrics resource page about early literacy.
• Countdown to Kindergarten
  Learning begins at birth.
• Developmental Milestones of Early Literacy
  Written by pediatricians, provides guidance for parents and doctors on appropriate bookrelated behaviors for ages 6 months – 5 years.
• Dialogic Reading
  Dialogic reading works. Children who have been read to dialogically are substantially ahead of children who have been read to traditionally on tests of language development. So what is it and how does it work?
• Love to Read
  The National Black Child Development Institute’s (NBCDI) national early literacy public education initiative designed to help parents and other caregivers improve African American children’s academic performance. Love to Read is targeted towards parents and caregivers of children ages 0 through 6.
• Ready at Five Parent Tips
  An archived monthly series providing information and fun tips for building your child's skills and abilities.
• Zero to Three
  A nonprofit organization dedicated to informing, educating and supporting adults who influence the lives of infants and toddlers.

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