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Children's Book Lady aka our own Dr. Miriam Marecek's web site offering Quality Books for the Whole Family. Each book on this site is selected personally by Dr. Marecek and is available for purchase at a terrific price.
www.childrensbooklady.com

The Massachusetts Association for the Education of Young Children (MassAEYC) is our partner, handling donations for Words that Cook, LLC and collaborating on projects and initiatives that support literacy. MassAEYC is a non-profit organization with more than 2100 members statewide and is an affiliate of the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC), the nation's largest and most influential organization of early childhood educators and others dedicated to improving the quality of programs for children from birth through age eight.

Terri Charbonneau Terri Charbonneau fills requests for Usborne books for Words that Cook!

American Library Association www.ala.org
This web site is a resource for excellent websites including “Great Stuff for Kids” with 10 pages of web site listings for parents, caregivers, teachers and others.
http://www.ala.org/booklist/index

International Reading Association www.ira.org  
This organization supports Words That Cook!
The International Reading Association is a professional membership organization reaching out to parents with brochures, books and booklets, some of which are available in English and Spanish. IRA and NCTE jointly maintain the web site www.ReadWriteThink.org where there are student materials providing interactive resources. These student materials provide free browser plug-ins. Titles of a few of the materials are: Comic Creator, Drama Map, Letter Poem Creator, Literary Elements Map, and Word Maker.

Reading is Fundamental www.rif.org
Site includes both age appropriate and family tips for reading aloud as well as suggestions for motivating your child to read. You’ll also find suggestions for “Choosing Books for Young Children” and for “Choosing Books for Preteens and Teens.” Family activities and excellent details are given in these Web pages - a must to check out.

Children’s Book Council www.cbcbooks.org
A non-profit trade organization dedicated to encouraging literacy use and enjoyment of children’s books.

CHATEAU MEDDYBEMPS www.meddybemps.com has a teacher’s guide, which includes suggestions for parents to help their child learn to read, to listen, to write, to use language and to develop an understanding of math concepts.

DVTVFilm www.dvtvfilm.com are the folks responsible for making Words that Cook! a reality. Quality television programming on a budget is their specialty.

JF Studios John Forcucci provides the comical art for the animations and gags on Words that Cook!
www.johnforcucci.com

Scott Laningham Madcap musician Scott Laningham is the musical force behind Words that Cook!
http://www.mooseinmyhouse.com

The National Center for Family Literacy Home Page at www.famlit.org includes a guide entitled “A Parent’s Guide to Reading with Your Child.” There are 10 tips to develop a book lover: create reading rituals, cuddle while reading, provide sound effects, talk about the story, and follow your child’s pace, to name a few.

Judy "Mamma Bear" Reilly is the designer of our Cookie Bookie Bears, an occasional guest (appearing with Laurie in her program segments) and also one of our puppeteers. An artist in her own right, visit her at www.judithreilly.com

The Massachusetts Department of Education provides answers to questions about family literacy at www.doe.mass.edu/familylit Once in the web site, click on FAQ to see frequently asked questions.

Tools for Student Success, selected publications for parents and teachers, and Improve Student Performance in Reading can be found at the U.S. Department of Education web site www.ed.gov/parents and www.ed.gov/teachers. Click on the button of interest in the sidebar.

The Clearinghouse on Reading, English, and Communication is an information repository of the Indiana University School of Education including the ERIC Database at http://reading.indiana.edu. Search using the words “family literacy.”

Get Parenting Tips and Advice for Toddlers to Teens at Parent Soup at www.parentsoup.com

The web site http://familyeducation.com created by parents for parents gives help on homework, parenting tips and expert advice. For example, are you interested to see if your child is ready for reading? Check out their “Get Ready to Read! Screening Tool”. It is designed for four –year- olds, and was developed by The National Center for Learning Disabilities.

Check out the Intergenerational Literacy Project through Boston University at www.bu.edu. Once in the web site, click on “search” button and type in “Intergenerational Literacy Project.”

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