RESOURCES

Literacy resources to support volunteers, families, and the community.

LITERACY DATA AND RESEARCH

Get Georgia Reading Campaign: Early Childhood Data

The Nation's Report Card: State Profile for Georgia

Georgia Department of Education: Quick Facts on Georgia Education

Learn4Life: The State of Education in Metro Atlanta

Benefits Of Mentoring For Young People: an article from Youth.gov

MENTOR/FAMILY- quick reads!

7 Benefits of Reading Aloud: an article from readingeggs.com

How Do You Read Aloud Stories?: tips from Kaelyn Barron, TCK Publishing

Simple Yet Powerful Things To Do While Reading Aloud: from Reading Rockets, Colorin Colorado and LDOnline

Reading For Meaning With Your Child from Reading Rockets, Colorin Colorado, and LD OnLine

Reading Aloud To Build Comprehension: from Reading Rockets, Colorin Colorado, and LD OnLine

Fluency Matters from Reading Rockets, Colorin Colorado, and LD OnLine

21 Questions To Ask Your Child About a Book from lexile.com

Finding The Right Book For Your Child: the 5-finger rule to check if your child can read the book independently can also be used for read-aloud books

Graphic Novels For Young Kids: what are they, how they help reluctant readers, and a list of recommendations from Reading Rockets, Colorado Colorin and LD OnLine

How To Read an E-Book With Your Child

Getting The Most Out of Nonfiction Reading Time

3 Important Reasons To Keep Reading Aloud To Your Tweens: an article by Scholastic