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To learn more about early language and literacy development please visit the following websites:

Clermont County Resources

  • 4C for Children provides child care resources and referrals in Southwest Ohio, the Miami Valley and Northern Kentucky.
  • Child Focus provides a broad range of Early Learning services to families in Clermont County including child care, Early Head Start, Head Start, and Help Me Grow programs.
  • Success by 6 is a national United Way strategy focused on improving school readiness through local community change. On this web site you will learn what local communities are doing to improve the lives of children under the age of 6. You will also find valuable information to help you get your child ready for school and life in addition to links to local and national resources.

Other Resources

  • Ohio Ready to Read is a joint initiative of the Ohio Library Council and State Library of Ohio to reach at-risk families on the importance of early learning. Their mission is to disseminate early literacy information to librarians, library staff, child care providers, early childhood educators, children's advocates and political decision makers on the six early literacy skills necessary to prepare children, birth to age 5, to learn to read.
  • Early literacy tips from Love to Read, the National Black Child Development Institute's national early literacy public education. The initiative is designed to help parents and other caregivers improve African American children's academic performance and is targeted towards parents and caregivers of children ages 0 through 6.
  • United Way is a national network of nearly 1,300 local organizations that work to advance the common good by focusing on education, income and health.
  • Ohio Department of Education
  • Family Education Your Child 0-6 provides tools and activities on how to nurture your growing child, from conception through age 6.
  • The Center for Improvement of Early Reading Achievementprovides information and resources for teachers and parents aimed at improving the reading achievements of children.
  • Every Child Ready to Read @ Your LibraryŽ sponsored by the Public Library Association and the Association for Library Services to Children
  • National Association for the Education of Young Children identifies and addresses the issues faced in facilitating professional development and public understanding of early childhood education. At this site you may access the facts that underlie debates surrounding early childhood education as well as informative new studies from other organizations.
  • The National Research Council published a book of information and activities for teachers and parents of young children focused on emergent literacy and beginning reading. The book, Starting Out Right: A Guide to Promoting Children's Reading Success, can be ordered or read on-line.
  • The National Center for Family Literacy supports family literacy services for families across the US. Contact them to find information about family literacy programs in your area.
  • Reading is Fundamental - Find advice, articles, booklists, tips and activity ideas to help you motivate your kids to read.
  • Reading Rockets offers a wealth of strategies, lessons, and activities designed to help young children learn to read.
  • Ready to Learn is educational television's community outreach program that helps parents and educators prepare young children for success in school. Ready to Learn also includes online resources.
  • Zero to Three is a national, nonprofit, multidisciplinary organization that informs, educates and supports adults who influence the lives of infants and toddlers.