Reading Milestones: Signs of Progress in Your Emergent Reader
See signs of progress in your beginning reader. Identify key reading skills. Recognize reading milestones in phonics, spelling, writing, and more.

5 Ways to Raise a Reader: Quick Click
5 ways to raise a reader. Make reading a fun part of your child's everyday life. Involve the family in a book group and be a postive role model.

Music from Around the World: Cultural Awareness Activity
Listen to music from around the world with your child. Let her explore other cultures through dance, discussion, and playing musical instruments. Builds reading, math, and motor skills.

Caption Collage
Challenge your child to find the best words to describe a picture. Kids' crafts activity using magazine cut-outs. Children matching pictures to text to create interesting or funny captions.

Tell a Story in Ways That Encourage Closeness and Language Development
Storytelling plays a major role in your child's early language development. Ideas for enhancing story telling. Suggests the use of sock puppets and photo albums.

Your 5th Grader's Critical Thinking Skills and Growing Maturity As Applied in School
In 5th grade, critical thinking skills will help your child take on more complex writing projects. Describes the demands of the 5th grade curriculum, including testing.

Understanding Word Meaning
Expert advice on helping your child understand word meaning. A parent asks how her child can use words and letters to develop and express her own ideas.

Does Your Child Need a Tutor?
Use this grade-by-grade guide to determine whether your child needs extra help. Explains what signs of trouble to look for in children of diffrent ages.

2010 Census: It's About Us Guam Lesson Plans Grades 5-8 Lesson 1: Inform the Community
Teach about the United States census in Guam with these lessons from the 2010 Census: It's About Us program.

Book Central: Interactive Reading Extension Activities for Your Child
Introduces Book Central interactive reading extension activities. Kid's review books, test their knowledge, and learn about their favorite authors. Encourages at-home reading.

Mystery Writing with Joan Lowery Nixon: Writing with Writers
Online mystery writing exercise for kids, lead by author Joan Lowery Nixon. Involves reading, writing, and revision. Teaches creative writing in the mystery genre, revisions skills, and attention to detail.

Make your Own Picture Frame Based On Your Favorite Book
Kids create their own picture frames based on their favorite books. Choose a design, then customize the colors and inscription on the Dear America website.