61. Raising A Reader - Nurturing A Love For Reading Widespread illiteracy among children and adults is one of the most for the mobilizationof one million reading tutors across the country to help in this http://www.childcareaware.org/en/dailyparent/0299/

The Daily Parent Home A Newsletter for Working Parents Spring 1999 Raising a Reader - Orville Prescott, from A Father Reads To His Children Nurturing a love for reading literacy Help your child learn to love reading. The key is to start early. Read out loud to your child regularly Another important activity for promoting literacy is using the library. Get a library card for each child and go often to select new books. Check with the librarian to find what is appropriate. Take the time to look at your daily activities and help your child see the connection to reading and writing . Cooking, reading food labels, playing word games, and writing stories can be helpful too. Give it the time it deserves . You may get tired of reading the same stories again and again but it is that repetition that is so important for your child. Children see adults around them writing and reading messages, notes, articles or books. This often makes them want to say their ideas out loud so you can write them down. At preschool age or older, children begin to write, using their own invented spelling or best guess.

62. NursingCenter - Library - Recommended Reading help your old and frail patients experience the best quality Home Library RecommendedReading, Clinical Outcomes for LowIncome adults With Hypertension and http://www.nursingcenter.com/library/RecReading.asp

Log In Join Now! Learn More Take the Tour Thursday, April 10, 2003 Search this Section this Site MedLine the Web More Search Options Home Library Professional Development ... Site Map initTD("td2"); Get the latest on Hepatitis C. How can a PDA enhance your nursing practice? Find a travel nursing opportunity now! Sign up for our free e-newsletter! You could win a PDA! ... Library Stay current by reviewing these recommended articles covering important developments in the nursing profession. Mastering Research Critique and Statistical Interpretation: Guidelines and Golden Rules Nurse Educator , May/June 2001 Creating a Compelling Workplace: Leadership that produces results. AJN, American Journal of Nursing , April 2002 The Nursing Shortage: Revisioning the Future JONA: Journal of Nursing Administration , April 2001 Nursing Manager Leadership Skills JONA: Journal of Nursing Administration , March 2002 Pain Control Unacceptable Pain Levels: Approaches to Prompting Pain Relief AJN, American Journal of Nursing , May 2002 Clinical Outcomes for Low-Income Adults With Hypertension and Diabetes Nursing Research , May/June 2002 The Nursing Shortage: Past, Present, and Future

63. CONNECTING YOUNG ADULTS AND LIBRARIES TABLE OF CONTENTS 4.2 reading research The Power of reading. 4.3 reading interests What Young adultslook for Library YA web sites 9.5 The YA Librarian's help/Homepage 9.6 http://www.connectingya.com/toc.html

64. Literacy Austin [ Home ] For many adults who lack reading, writing and math skills, our program can If you'reinterested in volunteering your time to help Austin adults learn to http://www.io.com/~literacy/

Translate this website into another language. Literacy Austin Has Moved! 2002 Manor Rd. closed permanently on Wednesday, July 10. We are now at our new location, 2222 Rosewood Ave . If you would like to donate to the fund for the purchase and build-out of our new facility, click here Enter a job training or GED program Secure employment Develop new skills and more easily support their family Read a warning label on a prescription bottle Read a bedtime story to a child To learn more about our literacy and English as a Second Language programs, visit our Programs page. If you're interested in volunteering your time to help Austin adults learn to read in English, you can find more information on our How You Can Help page. Current volunteers may go to our Tutor Area to do your reports, read the latest newsletter, or check out our literacy and ESL links. Literacy Austin presents its second annual Basic Training Skills Workshop . Sponsored by Laubach Literacy Action, this workshop will take place September 27-28. Click on the link above for more information and registration details.

65. Help provide some type of literacy services for adults. Fund will begin an evaluation tohelp programs better the gains students are making in reading, writing, and http://www.wallacefunds.org/publications/pub_lit/help.htm

"Literacy is an individual¹s ability to read, write and speak in English, compute and solve problems at levels of proficiency necessary to function on the job and in society, to achieve one¹s goals, and develop one¹s knowledge and potential. " The National Literacy Act, 1991 According to the National Institute for Literacy, more than 20 percent of this country¹s adults read at or below a fifth-grade level far below what is considered necessary to earn a living wage. Put another way, about 40 million people have trouble locating an intersection on a map, calculating total costs on an order form, and interpreting charts and graphs. In our information-based society, literacy skills encompass much more than being able to read and write‹they also include the ability to access information through computers and other forms of communications, technology and media. Widespread low literacy threatens to disconnect millions of adults from their communities because they do not know how to find out about employment, educational, cultural, social service or other opportunities available to them and their families. ³Literacy is about much more than improved reading skills,² said M. Christine DeVita, president, Lila Wallace-Reader¹s Digest Fund. ³It¹s about applying those skills so people can function more effectively as parents, citizens and workers‹and contribute more fully to the life of their communities.²

66. Web Sites For Readers Index to Children's and Young adults' Authors and Illustrators related to the PBSseries reading Rockets which will enable parents to help their children http://www.sldirectory.com/libsf/booksf/kidsbooks.html

Reading Room Menu Resources for School Librarians - Index Virtual Library Homepage School Libraries on the Web : Main Directory Books for Children and Young Adults Children's Books Cool Kid's Sites Book Adventure - is an online reading program in which children read books, take quizzes and win prizes. Children can register at home, at school, or in the public library. For more information, read the online article at Education World Just for Kids Who Love Books - OK, kids, this site is just for you. KidsReads.Com - Book news, reviews, lists, and author information in an attractive format. Worlds of Reading - Kids can enter their book reviews or find a book to read based on the reviews by other kids. By the Ann Arbor District Library. Page by Page: Creating a Children's Book - This excellent site takes you step by step through the creation of the book Zoom Upstream, written by Tim Wynn-Jones and illustrated by Eric Beddows. The site visitor will learn how the author got his ideas, how the illustrator drew the pictures, and how the publishing company prepared the manuscript for publication. By the National Library of Canada. Talk it Up - Book discussion guides for kids from the Multnomah Public Library.

67. Columbia News ::: Columbians Help Local Public School Students Read Columbians help Local Public School Students Read. When adults read to children, twothings happen first week as Columbia's first Power Lunch reading partners. http://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/01/05/power_lunch.html

the Public Affairs and Record Home Page Current News News Archive Video Briefs Video Forums ... Home Page Columbians Help Local Public School Students Read By Lauren Marshall When adults read to children, two things happen: first, children realize that books are worthwhile and second, children realize that THEY are worthwhile. This year,150 students from P.S. 125, a neighborhood elementary school at 123rd St. and Amsterdam Avenue, gained both from150 Columbia faculty, staff and students who dedicated one hour per week as Columbia's first Power Lunch reading partners. The Columbia program has been a success since it began in October 2000, when Charmaine Blue, director of Human Resources assumed the role of campus coordinator to encourage University participation in a local Power Lunch program sponsored by the Everybody Wins! Foundation, a national not-for-profit organization dedicated to helping children learn to read. With the recruitment of 130 Columbia students, faculty and staff in the first month, the number of volunteers in the public school's program mushroomed from 20 to 150. Since that time, 20 additional Columbia volunteers have been linked with children from P.S. 125. Also, 400 books were donated to the school by Columbians during an on campus book drive organized by Human Resources this spring and donations were made to the school to further support the program. While reading is the objective, books are just the beginning. "There is a very real bond that develops between a mentor and his or her reading partner," said Cathy Keller, Everybody Wins coordinator for P.S. 125. "Mentors become like a big brother or sister to the students. They really look up to them."

68. Geological Society Of America - Earth Science Week - Reading List Recommended reading. For Children, For Young or Adult Readers, For adults. and highlightsseveral hikes within each region, 52 hikes total, that help hikers see http://www.geosociety.org/educate/esw_bklst3.htm

K-12 Teacher Resources Subaru Educator State Standards Biggs Award ... Earth Science Week Recommended Reading For Children For Young or Adult Readers For Adults Even if you want a book (or any other media) that's not on our list you can still benefit GSA Programs. Just go to You must use ths special link for the credit to apply. by Hernon, Peter . The New Madrid Seismic Zone isn't something most people worry about when they worry about earthquakes. After all, it's nowhere near the dreaded San Andreas Fault or, for that matter, even in California. Deceptively quiet, it lurks instead in middle America, stretching for 140 miles over parts of Tennessee, Kentucky, Missouri, and other heartland states. In 1811 and 1812, three earthquakes measuring 8 on the Richter scale ruptured an area spanning twenty-four states and a third of the land mass of the United States. What would it be like it that happened today? This thriller takes the reader into the lives of two seismologists, a man and a woman, who find themselves in a race against the clock to convince the world that their daring mission is the only way to stop the last monstrous earthquake to come. Paperback: ISBN: 0515127132, Hardback: ISBN: 0399144005. A Civil Action: A Real-Life Legal Thriller by Harr, Jonathan

69. Reading First adults reading books aloud to children. Read Together, Talk Together encourages instructionin which adults build upon what children already know to help them http://www.pearsonearlylearning.com/RTTG_RF_Goals.htm

70. Aging: Older Women Talk About Sex Older women talk about sex, results from a study of over 600 women, aged 50 and older.Category Health Senior Health Sexuality...... and 85 percent said older adults continue their with included talking about sexuality,reading or watching Please help support this site by purchasing your http://www.shpm.com/articles/aging/eldersex.html

Seeking the assistance of a therapist can be a difficult process ... OLDER WOMEN TALK ABOUT SEX by Beverly Johnson, Ph.D. RN These are the words of an 83-year-old widow: "Physical satisfaction is not the only aim of sex...it is the nearness of someone throughout the lonely nights of people in their 70s and 80s. We need someone to hold, hug and confide in." A married woman age 57 said: "I believe sex is a wonderful outlet for love and physical health. It's worth trying to keep alive in advancing age... it makes one feel youthful and close to one's mate and pleased to still work." A different story is told by a married 64-year-old woman: "Now that I approach retiring age, seems I am constantly compared by my spouse to other younger and attractive women... I have always been affectionate and supportive... I feel undesired." These are a few of the words of more than 600 women age 50 and older who participated in a survey of women on sexuality and aging. The results are still being analyzed. When I was an assistant professor of nursing at the University of Vermont, I invited readers of AARP's "Modern Maturity" who were age 50 and older to participate in my study of older adults' sexuality. I asked the readers to complete surveys on such topics as health, sense of self worth, intimate relationships, and attitudes. To encourage the participants to be as open and honest as possible, I asked them not to sign their names to the questionnaires.

71. Improving Reading Comprehension Through Teaching Phonics Phonicsbased Educational SoftwareCategory Computers Software Educational Languages English......help Teach Children and adults to Read With a Federal research points out thatall 5 of these skills are required for an effective reading program. http://www.myreadingcoach.com/

Help Teach Children and Adults to Read With a Personal Coach Our software provides a structured, integrated approach to teach phonics, phonemic awareness, fluency, vocabulary and text comprehension. Federal research points out that all 5 of these skills are required for an effective reading program. Mindplay's My Reading Coach series is the only software that comes with an emulated reading coach to provide consistent instruction and immediate remedies to help every student succeed. GUARANTEED RESULTS: Reading comprehension scores jump 2-7 grade levels for 95% of those who use My Reading Coach for 40-60 hours. Mindplay maximizes the effectiveness of your teaching staff and helps both students and teachers succeed. It helps teachers reach every child in their class. The phonics portion of the program is consistent with the Orton-Gillingham Approach. Mindplay gives parents the opportunity to help their children practice reading skills and become proficient readers. Why Is Reading Comprehension a Problem for Some People?

72. NIDCD Health Information: Hearing Loss And Older Adults However, older adults with profound or severe hearing loss are Lip reading or speechreading is another option. Special trainers can help you learn how to lip http://www.nidcd.nih.gov/health/hearing/older.asp

Home Health Information Hearing, Ear Infections, and Deafness Hearing Loss and Older Adults On this page: Do I have a hearing problem? What should I do? Why am I losing my hearing? What treatments and devices can help? ... Where can I find more information? Hearing loss is one of the most common conditions affecting older adults. One in three people older than 60 and half of those older than 85 have hearing loss. Hearing problems can make it hard to understand and follow a doctor’s advice, to respond to warnings, and to hear doorbells and alarms. They can also make it hard to enjoy talking with friends and family. All of this can be frustrating, embarrassing, and even dangerous. Top Do I have a hearing problem? Ask yourself the following questions. If you answer "yes" to three or more of these questions, you could have a hearing problem and may need to have your hearing checked by a doctor. yes no Do I have a problem hearing on the telephone? Do I have trouble hearing when there is noise in the background? Is it hard for me to follow a conversation when two or more people talk at once?

73. Genesee County Literacy Coalition Community Groups Offers GED training to adults in Genesee County and helps coordinate oneon one tutoring for those who need reading help. Reach Out and Read. http://www.flint.lib.mi.us/gclc/community.html

Groups in Flint and Genesee County This simple directory offers a brief description of each group's activities along with contact information and links to the organization's web site when available. Some information on groups in nearby counties is also available. See our weblinks for teachers and tutors for state and national organizations. Bendle and Carman-Ainsworth These two school districts work in tandem, as a major literacy provider in Genesee County offering one-on-one tutoring and a variety of family and adult literacy programs. Christ Episcopal Center Christ Episcopal Center is a major literacy provider in Genesee County with extensive services for adults, teens, and children. Flint Public Library The Flint Public Library offers materials for readers of all ages including a special section for adults ( Adult New Readers ) who are just learning to read and materials for those learning english as a second language. The library also offers many reading centered programs throughout the year including family literacy programs and early literacy programs. In the summer they offer free tutoring for children in first through fourth grade who are having difficulty with reading. Genesee County Jail Works with Mott Adult High School to provide GED classes to jail inmates.

74. Tutoring Volunteers We offer Adult Basic Literacy for adults whose reading levels to admit they are illiterateand ask for help. friends if it's known they have reading problems. http://www.burlco.lib.nj.us/lvabc/tutoring.html

BURLINGTON COUNTY LITERACY OFFERS TUTOR TRAINING There is great need for volunteers willing to tutor adults who have difficulty with reading and writing, or difficulty with speaking and reading English. Literacy Volunteers of America in Burlington County (LVABC) offers training classes for tutors in basic literacy and English for Speakers of Languages (ESOL). ESOL tutors do NOT need to speak or know any foreign languages. Basic Literacy is a requirement for ESOL. Spring 2003 tutor training daytime classes will be conducted on Tuesdays at the Kennedy Center, 429 Levitt Parkway, Willingboro, NJ. The daytime schedule (Basic Reading only) will run from 1:00 - 4:00 PM on March 18, 25; April 1, 8, 15, 29; and May 6. The evening schedule (Basic Reading and ESOL) will be conducted on Mondays at the Conference Center of Virtua Hospital, 175 Madison Ave., Mt. Holly, NJ from 6:30 - 9:30 PM on April 7, 14, 21, 28; May 5, 12, 19; and June 2. ESOL tutors do NOT need to speak or know any foreign languages. Basic Literacy training is a requirement for ESOL tutoring. For further details or to enroll, please call the LVABC office at 609-877-5566 or make contact via E-mail: lvaburl@mail.burlco.lib.nj.us. LVABC, one of 46 United Way of Burlington County member agencies and an affiliate of ProLiteracy America, provides free tutoring to adults in reading and writing.

75. WETA: Reading Rockets: How Can I Help My Young Child Learn To Read? Building the foundations for reading can be a lot of fun! Get ideas for fun activitiesActivities to help. are open between you and the adults who interact http://www.readingrockets.org/question.php?ID=7

76. Lighthouse International - Introduction To Adaptive Computer Technology pleased to provide you with this list of resources to help you find reading materialon 6930 Auburn, CA 95604 (800) 2314261 Books for adults and children. http://www.lighthouse.org/resources_reading.htm

How to Use This Guide Major Resources Publications on Tape Nonprofit Organizations ... Products to Help People with Impaired Vision How to Use This Guide The Lighthouse is pleased to provide you with this list of resources to help you find reading material on tape, in large print and in Braille, as well as other products for people with impaired vision. As we are not affiliated with any of the other organizations listed, we encourage you to contact those sources directly for more information. The Lighthouse provides information of interest to persons with impaired vision, their families and professionals. Please call our toll-free Information and Resource Service at (800) 829-0500 to obtain information on any of the following: Locate libraries, vision rehabilitation services, low vision centers, and support groups. Request free fact sheets and brochures: Diabetes, Vision Loss and Aging

77. Older People Are More Prejudiced -- And They Can't Help It We know older adults grew up but they have lost a cognitive ability that would helpthem be For example, when you're reading the paper and the radio's on, you http://www.acs.ohio-state.edu/units/research/archive/eldster.htm

OSU News Research Archive (an archive of past stories) Coverage of OSU Research Reports on national news stories OSU Cancer Report (cancer research and treatment) Frontiers (a magazine about cancer research and treatment) Synergy (a magazine produced by the College of Biological Sciences) Reporting on Cancer (a reporter's guide to the disease) Science Communications Staff Who we are and what we do. (Last updated 4/25/00) OLDER PEOPLE ARE MORE PREJUDICED - AND THEY CAN'T HELP IT COLUMBUS, Ohio - Researchers at Ohio State University have found one explanation for why older adults tend to be more prejudiced than young people: they just can't help it. A new study suggests that as older adults lose their inhibitory ability - the capacity to suppress unwanted or irrelevant information - they find it difficult to disregard their own stereotypical or prejudicial thoughts. The result is that older adults are more likely to think and express prejudicial thoughts, even when they want to be non-prejudiced and are reminded to ignore stereotypes. "We know older adults grew up in more prejudiced times, so many people have just assumed that they didn't change with the times. But our results suggest that many older people want to change, they want to be more tolerant, but they have lost a cognitive ability that would help them be more tolerant," said William von Hippel, co-author of the study and associate professor of psychology at Ohio State University.

78. Children's Favorites - FUN Books real adventures by themselves with minimal help from adults. The adults around themtake them seriously and allow Our family loved reading these books out loud http://www.fun-books.com/childrens.htm

For a lifetime of learning fun! If you are unable to see the blue navigation buttons below, go to Contents for text links or use our Search function. Favorite Children's Books Cooking Fun Swallows and Amazons Some books list a suggested independent reading level, and we include that information for you. We want to emphasize that this is only a general guideline. Take into account the uniqueness of your own children! To us, interest in the subject matter is the most important factor. The Boy and The Quilt Grandfather Twilight The Kids’ Book of Chess (book and game) by Harvey Kidder. Using the life and times of the Middle Ages, the author explains the game of chess in a fun and exciting way. Detailed step-by-step illustrations abound in the 96-page book which is accompanied by an annotated game board and chess pieces in a storage box. Our son was first introduced to the game through this set at the age of 7, and at the ripe old age of 12 still enjoys playing with it. Paper. Forget the kids! I learned to play chess at age 47 using The Kids’ Book of Chess. I love this book! And the chess board has a great “cheat sheet” at each end to remind you of the basic moves each chess piece is allowed to make. Who says you can't teach an old dog new tricks? I guess I should also say that my then 6-year-old son also learned to play chess from this set. He loved the book; the stories really bring each chess piece alive. - Cynthia Kammann, MD

79. Reading Connections The mission of reading Connections is to help adults live more independently by providingfree and confidential basic literacy services, to increase community http://readingconnections.org/Default.asp

READING CONNECTIONS An Adult Literacy Program for Guilford County SCRABBLE Challenge update The mission of Reading Connections is to help adults live more independently by providing free and confidential basic literacy services, to increase community awareness of adult literacy needs, and to serve as a resource for the provision of basic literacy services. Please select an item of interest to learn more about Reading Connections. Program Information History List of Programs What Makes RC Unique? ... Contact Us Reading Connections, 122 N. Elm Street, Suite 520, Greensboro, NC 27401, (336) 230-2223 © 2000 READING CONNECTIONS Powered by Intellogy SM

80. IPFW Center For Women And Returning Adults Get help when you need it. Enroll in a reading improvement course, if yourschool has one; Check out speechreading courses. Have a reading Strategy. http://www.ipfw.edu/cwra/return/survialSkills.htm

D IPFW CWRA Returning to Learning Academic Survival Skills Study Tips Listen carefully [ more Take notes in class [ more Take part in class discussion [ more Budget your time wisely [ more Become a better reader [ more Prepare for exams [ more Listen Carefully Move closer to the front Focus your attention Evaluate what you hear Take thorough notes Ask questions if you don’t understand something top Tips for Taking Notes in Class Know what to record Record the speaker's main points in your own words. Don't try to write down everything that's said Listen for key words that tell you what's important ("The major cause was...," "The 4 main steps...," etc.) Copy all information written on the board Review your notes as soon as you can after class Highlight the points that seem most important Go over your notes at least once a week. this helps keep information fresh in your mind Attend every class! You can't take notes if you're not present. It's not a good idea to rely on someone else's note taking. top Take Part in Class Discussion Be prepared Participate don't dominate Ask questions Summarize in your own words what's been said Respect other's opinions Be polite top Budget Your Time Wisely Use a planning notebook or calendar Write down all your regular activities (classes, a part-time job, meals, practice with a team or musical group, etc.)

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