Grow Up Reading at The West Bloomfield Township Public Library http://www.growupreading.org/  Includes the early literacy skills from the Every Child Ready to Read Project as part of their parent information on reading with young children. Your Baby, Toddler and Preschooler http://www.rif.org/parents/0_4.mspx  Ways for parent to build a child’s early literacy skills. Good section on choosing good books, reading aloud and language-rich homes. From Reading Is Fundamental. A Child Becomes a Reader: Birth Through Preschool http://www.nifl.gov/partnershipforreading/publications/reading_pre.pdf  Summarizes skills important in becoming a reader (for newborn to age six) and then has a section of activities by ages. Includes bibliography and brief explanation of No Child Left Behind Act. Put out by The Partnership for Reading, administered by the National Institute for Literacy in cooperation with National Institute for Child Health and Human Development and U.S. Department of Education and U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. How Children Learn http://www.weetalk.net/learn.htm  Concise summary of how children from birth to age five acquire spoken language. Goes through the stages of speech development. Examples of children’s speech at each age level and "when to call for help". Sponsored by Preschool Speech and Language Services of Ontario’s Wellington and Dufferin Counties. Ready at Five http://www.readyatfive.org/resources/early.html  Tip sheets and activity calendar for parents to support early literacy. Ready*Set*Activities http://www.ed.gov/inits/americareads/families.html  Explains what behaviors to expect from children (birth to age five), how they learn, what children learn about language and activities to enjoy with children at each age-level: birth to eight months old, eight to 18 months old, 18 - 36 months old and three to five year olds. Babies Are Born Learning http://www.oceb.org/  Tri-fold in English or Spanish to help parents understand ways to help their children birth to five years through play, reading, talking, listening and showing respect for their children. Zero to Three: The Nation’s Leading Resource on the First Years http://www.zerotothree.org  Zero To Three is national nonprofit whose mission is to promote the healthy social, emotional and intellectual development of our nation’s infants and toddlers by supporting and strengthening families, communities and those who work on their behalf. The site has two sections, one for parents and one for professionals. Checkout the Zero to Three Policy Center, which brings the voice of babies and toddlers to public policy. Colorin Colorado: Helping Kids Learn to Read . . . and Succeed! http://www.colorincolorado.org/hogar/divertidas.html  Information, activities and advice for Spanish-speaking parents. Concentrates on school-age children, but some information for young children as well. It’s bilingual. Healthy Minds Handouts from ZERO TO THREE http://www.zerotothree.org/healthyminds  Age-specific handouts that summarize take-home messages from From Neurons to Neighborhoods: The Science of Early Childhood Development, a report by the National Academy of Sciences. These handouts are free to reproduce and distribute for educational, nonprofit purposes.