Reading Rockets
Reading Rockets
The national literacy initiative, Reading Rockets, provides information and resources on how students learn to read, why so many struggle, and how educators can help.
Reading Rockets
Reading Rockets: Launching Young Readers: Episode 1: Roots of Reading
Hosted by Fred Rogers, The Roots of Reading looks at the earliest stages of literacy in such locations as a baby speech lab and a Head Start center. The program examines how parents, childcare providers, and kindergarten teachers can get...
Kidsource OnLine
Phonemic Awareness: Important Early Step to Reading
This site features an article that looks at the importance of phonemic awareness as an early step to learning to read. Teachers will benefit from the information presented within this article.
Reading Rockets
Reading Rockets: Launching Young Readers: Episode 10: Toddling Toward Reading
Hosted by Reba McEntire, "Toddling Toward Reading" examines what it takes to give preschoolers the early literacy skills they need to become successful readers. Features children's book author and illustrator Sandra Boynton, whose...
US Department of Education
U.s. Department of Education: Helping Your Child Become a Reader
Help young learners become better readers with these literacy resources and ready-to-use reading strategies.
ibiblio
Ibiblio: Hyper War: u.s. Army in Wwii: Fall of the Philippines: The Main Landings
From The War in the Pacific by Louis Morton read a thorough description of the main Japanese invasion of the Philippines during early WWII in the Pacific. This site discusses to great length the Main Landings on the Philippines by the...
Texas State Library and Archives Commission
Texas State Library and Archives Commission: The Movement Comes of Age: Women's Clubs
Read how women formed strong clubs and organization to strengthen the women's movement during late 19th and early 20th centuries. These groups not only endorsed women's suffrage, but also made way for the formation of the PTA, more...
University of California
University of California: Roman Legal Tradition and the Compilation of Justinian
Discover all you can about the history of the Roman legal system. Sections include law in early Rome, the Twelve Tables, the evolution of the Roman legal system and Classical Roman law, and then read an entire section regarding the...