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Reading Tips & Early Literacy Information for Parents

  • Babies and Books
    The Mid-Hudson Library System supplies reading tips and book
    recommendations for parents and caregivers of children birth to three years old.
  • Birth to Six: Early Literacy
    Hennepin County Library offers early literacy information for parents with links to reading tips in 12 languages.
  • Born to Read
    The Association for Library Service to Children hosts this site which provides parents with tips for sharing books with the youngest child, available in English and Spanish.
  • First Five Years at Brooklyn Public Library
    Brooklyn Public Library presents early literacy information for parents, toddlers and preschoolers, including an interactive map of trips in Brooklyn that promote learning.
  • Get Ready to Read!
    Get Ready to Read offers a fun and easy online screening tools for to test the reading readiness of four-year-olds, as well as interactive games, printable activity cards, and recommended early literacy resources in Spanish and English.
  • Growing Up Reading
    This site, from the West Bloomfield Township Public Library, provides a wealth of information on early literacy, brain development, and more.
  • Mother Goose Pages
    An online anthology of Mother Goose rhymes with sharing tips, recommended books, and resources.
  • The New York Public Library: Reading and Books
    Extensive booklists, links to author and illustrator websites, award winners, and more!
  • Queens Library: Getting Ready for School
    Links and resources to help get your child ready for preschool and kindergarten.
  • Reach Out and Read
    Reading tips for parents, including the developmental milestones of reading developed by pediatricians, available also in Spanish and Chinese.
  • READ TO ME
    READ TO ME, is an innovative, intergenerational program that encourages young parents to read to their babies. The site includes author/illustrator suggestions and reading tips for parents.
  • Reading is Fundamental (RIF)
    RIF's "Leading to Reading" site provides booklists, online stories & songs, resources, and interactive activities to turn children in life-long readers.