Early Literacy

Westbrook Public Library, Children’s Services: https://westbrooklibrary.org/childrens/

Other Literacy Resources:

Institute for Multi-Sensory Education: https://imse.com/support/parents/
- Has many resources for parents regarding literacy. Includes free resources and lots of guidance on how to support literacy.
Reading is Fundamental: https://www.rif.org/literacy-central/parents
- This website is devoted to helping caregivers and educators encourage and assist children’s literacy. It includes resources, book recommendations, activities, and more.
Reading Rockets: https://www.readingrockets.org/
- Focuses on learning to read. This website includes lots of resources, activities, and literacy tips. Information is available in a wide variety of languages!
University of Florida Literacy Institute: https://ufli.education.ufl.edu/resources/
- Has a free literacy curriculum to supplement your child’s learning. It also contains a Parent Resource hub including developmental milestones for language and literacy, information about dyslexia, activities adults can do to support reading, and more.

Read to Grow: https://readtogrow.org

Organization that promote language skills and literacy for children, beginning at birth, and supports families as their babies’ first teachers
- “Books for Babies” and “Books for Kids” programs provide books to families
- Collection of resources, including info about appropriate book selection, building a home library, and websites for reading activities and early literacy