Parent Resources
Involved parents with the right tools can provide an evenbrighter start for their children.
By reading early with your child, keeping an eye out for warning signs of dyslexia or other learning disabilities and fostering a positive learning environment in your home -- parents can make all the difference.
Powerpoint Presentations:
Resources:
- Books To Read To Your Child
- How To Help Your Child Become A Reader
- Valuable Links To Dyslexia Sites & Articles
- BrightStart! Intervention Accomplishments 2006 - 2007
- Download the Nemours BrightStart! brochure now!
- Starfall.com
- McKay Scholarship Program
- Just Read, Florida!
- Early Reading Activities
- Preparing for School (Spanish)
- The International Dyslexia Association
- Phonological Awareness Activities
- PBS Parents Quick Tips
- Listing of Childcare Centers
Articles from KidsHealth
- Los niños(as) con dislexia (Children with Dyslexia)
- November 10, 2009: Helping Your Child Become a Writer
- December 8, 2009: Positive Parenting & Discipline
- January 12, 2010: Strategies for Managing Your Child's Behavior
- February 9, 2010: Nurturing Child Development Through Play
- March 9, 2010: Child Growth & Development
- March 30, 2010: The Importance of Fathers & Single Dads
- April 13, 2010: Creating Routines & Managing Transitions
- May 11, 2010: Sibling Support/Parenting a Child with Special Needs
- June 8, 2010: Get Ready for Summer
Click here to learn more about the Teacher Training program including detailed descriptions of all seven workshops currently being offered.
"New Mobile Classrooms"
Taking Reading on the Road
Click here to learn more about dyslexia screenings out in the North Florida community with our new mobile "classrooms on wheels"...
- 09.26.09 - 9th Annual Children's Way 5K & Family Fun Day
- 10.12.09 - Grandparents as Parents
- 10.24.09 - Mayor's JAX Kids Day
- 10.31.09 - 3rd Annual Read and Romp Jacksonville
- 11.07.09 - Early Literacy Awareness Day
- 11.10.09 - Helping Your Child Become a Writer
- 12.08.09 - Positive Parenting & Discipline
- 01.12.10 - Strategies for Managing your Child's Behavior
- 02.09.10 - Nurturing Child Development Through Play
- 02.13.09 - Early Literacy Awareness Day
- 03.09.10 - Child Growth & Development: Caring for Your Infant & Toddler
- 03.30.10 - The Importance of Fathers & Single Dads: Joys and Challenges
- 04.13.10 - Creating Routines & Managing Transitions
- 05.11.10 - Sibling Support/Parenting a Child with Special Needs
- 06.08.10 - Get Ready for Summer: Health, Safety & Nutrition
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