Web Resources

The Children's staff of the Hennepin County Library in Minnesota have created an amazing resource that librarians, teachers and parents alike can use to find great books that reinforce early literacy skills learning. It's called ELSIE: the Early Literacy Storytime Ideas Exchange. Enter a search term into the box or choose a skill to highlight (or both) and the database comes up with titles for you to peruse.

Do you work with families who speak Spanish at home?  Do you want to be able to share early literacy information with them, but the only Spanish you know is "hola" and "adiós"?  Colorín Colorado is the sister site of Reading Rockets (another great literacy-related site) and contains a wealth of resources in both Spanish and English for parents and for teachers of ELLs (English Language Learners).  There ar