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National Association for the Education of Young
Children
NAEYC exists for the purpose of leading and consolidating the efforts of individuals and groups working to achieve healthy development and constructive education for all young children. Primary attention is devoted to assuring the provision of high quality early childhood programs for young children.
International
Reading Association
The International Reading Association is a professional membership organization dedicated to promoting high levels of literacy for all by improving the quality of reading instruction, disseminating research and information about reading, and encouraging the lifetime reading habit. Members include classroom teachers, reading specialists, consultants, administrators, supervisors, university faculty, researchers, psychologists, librarians, media specialists, and parents. With members and affiliates in 99 countries, the network extends to more than 300,000 people worldwide.
Reading Online (ROL)
Reading Online is a peer-reviewed journal of the International Reading Association (IRA). The journal focuses on literacy practice and research in classrooms serving students aged 5 to 18. “Literacy” is broadly defined to include traditional print literacy, as well as visual literacy, critical literacy, media literacy, digital literacy, and so on. A special mission of the journal is to support professionals as they integrate technology in the classroom, preparing students for a future in which literacy’s meaning will continue to evolve and expand.
The Center for the Improvement of Early Reading
Achievement (CIERA)
The Center for the improvement of Early Reading Achievement (CIERA) is a national center for research on early reading, representing a consortium of educators from five universities (the University of Michigan and Michigan State University, with the University of Southern California, the University of Minnesota, and the University of Georgia); teacher educators; teachers; publishers of texts, tests, and technology; professional organizations; and schools and school districts across the United States. CIERA is supported under the Educational Research and Development Centers Program, PR/Award Number R305R70004, as administered by the Office of Educational Research and Improvement, U.S. Department of Education.
National Academies Press
The National Academies Press (NAP) was created by the National
Academies to publish the reports issued by the National Academy of
Sciences, the National Academy of Engineering, the Institute of
Medicine, and the National Research Council, all operating under a
charter granted by the Congress of the United States. NAP publishes over 200
books a year on a wide range of topics in science, engineering, and health,
capturing the most authoritative views on important issues in science and
health policy. The institutions represented by NAP are unique in that they
attract the nation's leading experts in every field to serve on their blue
ribbon panels and committees. For definitive information on everything from
space science to animal nutrition, you have come to the right place. This site
has great deals on books.
Reach Out and Read (ROR)
Reach Out and Read (ROR) is a national, non-profit organization
that promotes early literacy by making books a routine part of pediatric care. Reach Out and Read makes literacy promotion a
standard part of pediatric primary care, so that children grow up with books
and a love of reading. Reach Out and Read trains doctors and nurses to advise
parents about the importance of reading aloud and to give books to children at
pediatric check-ups from six months to five years of age, with a special focus
on children growing up in poverty. By building on the unique relationship
between parents and medical providers, Reach Out and Read helps families and
communities encourage early literacy skills so children enter school prepared
for success in reading.
This site covers all of Jim Trelease's efforts in helping children make books into friends, not enemies — with excerpts from his books, data on his lecture schedule, book reviews, and information on ordering his audios, videos and books.
American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA)
This site provides
information to explain communication and communication disorders as well as a
professional referral service, so individuals can get access to qualified care. ASHA's mission is to ensure that all people
with speech, language, and hearing disorders have access to quality services to
help them communicate more effectively.