The Child Literacy Centre™
Links to other sites
If you want to find other literacy sites or to find more opportunities for learning through play, you could visit these sites. If you do, remember to tell them that you found them through The Child Literacy Centre. But before you go, add this site to your favourite places - you never know when you might want to come back.
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http://www.gate.net/~labooks
Learning Abilities Books - Lesson plans; children's and educators' books for regular and special education preK - 5th grade; reading readiness and reading skills; Dolch sight words; literacy; memory skills; learning strategies; motivation; LD; ADHD; anger and stress management, etc. (A US site but with a wealth of detailed information and ideas equally useful for UK parents and teachers.)
www.firstlink4parents.com
First Link is a magazine website for Scottish parents with children aged 3 - 12 years. It has news and information on many aspects of education. Also health, leisure and services news as well as useful items such as term dates ,help links and parents' views.
www.readingmatters.co.uk
Looking for a good book for your child? This uk-based site gives reviews and other information about the best of children's/young adults' literature.
www.StoryZone.co.uk
This interactive site allows you to download new stories for your child. Includes stories by well-known British children's writers.
www.literacytrust.org.uk
Charity promoting literacy. Site gives details about and access to many other sites concerning literacy.
www.tumbletots.com
Tumble Tots activities aim to develop the whole child. The organisation has 20 years of building self-confidence in children. The site also has info about their Positive Parenting initiative.
www.musicalminis.co.uk
Music is a wonderful way to develop your child's ability to learn, focus and remember, as well as encouraging creativity in a fun and relaxing way. Musical Minis offers classes for babies and children.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/webguide
The BBC Education Webguide brings you the newest and best websites for learning at home, at school, and at college and university.
Book Trust
A UK charity aiming to promote all aspects of books and reading.
Schoolsnet
A UK-based education website for parents, pupils and teachers, including on-line learning resources.
Bookstart
Run jointly by Book Trust and Sainsbury's, aiming to show parents the value and enjoyment of sharing books with babies. Lots of tips about the how and why of reading with small children.
childrensbookcompany.com provides a fully secure book buying site aimed at parents and carers complete with advice articles, reviews, sound clips, author interviews and much more.
Parents' Centre
Contains information on all aspects of children's education: the national curriculum, administrative and social issues, and schools information - performance tables, OFSTED reports and Websites.
Music:
To see and hear the best children's cassettes and CDs in the UK, visit www.kidsmusic.co.uk