Reading

International Reading Association
www.reading.org

Massachusetts Reading Association
www.massreading.org

Guided Literacy Summer Reading Institute
www.lite.iwarp.com/sercsummr.htm

Kindergarten Resources

National Association for the Education of Young Children
www.naeyc.org

Educational Resources and Materials from the Kindergarten Connection
www.kconnect.com

Research Report "Full-Day or Half-Day Kindergarten?"
www.ed.gov/databases/ERIC_Digests/ed256474.html

The Pennsylvania Partnerships for Children: Effects of Full-Day Kindergarten On At-Risk Students
http://www.papartnerships.org/fulldaykind.html

"Who Will Pay for Full-Day K?"
www.education-world.com/a-admin/admin030.shtml

"What Should Parents Know About Full-Day Kindergarten?"
http://www.kidsource.com/kidsource/content3/full.day.kinder.p.k12.3.html

Center for the Improvement of Early Literacy Achievement
ciera.org

Access to practices and resources in reading and language arts instruction
readwritethink.org

IRA Resources

Guided Reading
http://www.reading.org/advocacy/nrp/chapter3.html

Learning to Read in New Zealand
http://www.reading.org/publications/rty/archives/apr_newzeal.html

International Reading Association: Focus on Topics and Issues in Reading
http://www.reading.org/focus/

References

D'Arcangelo, M. (2003). On the mind of a child: A conversation with Sally Shaywitz. Educational Leadership,60 (7), 6-10.

Hanson, R. & Farrell, D. (1995). The long-term effects on high school seniors of learning to read in kindergarten. Reading Research Quarterly, 30 (4), 908-933.