New Jersey Tiered System of Supports for Early Reading
Resources for Parents & ProfessionalsActivity PagesContact Information
Beth Cosentino, Project Director
bcosentino@spanadvocacy.org
Ijjou Hammouch, Family Literacy Specialist
ihammouch@spanadvocacy.org
Ellen Woodcock, Family Literacy Specialist
ewoodcock@spanadvocacy.org
Building Strong Parent-Professional Partnerships
New Jersey Tiered System of Supports – Early Reading (NJTSS-ER) Engaging families in science-based reading instruction and intervention is a partnership between the New Jersey Department of Education, Office of Student Support Services and SPAN Parent Advocacy Network.
NJTSS-ER Resource Collection for Families is an initiative that promotes the engagement of science-based reading strategies at home and provides information on best practices for partnering with your child’s teacher.
Resources for Parents & Professionals
Literacy information
National Center on Improving Literacy
Literacy Activities & Toolkits
At-home Activities
- International Children’s Digital Library
- Free Children’s Stories
- Read Write Think
- Reading is Fundamental
- Storytime from Space
- Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library
- Khan Academy Kids
- Nat Geo Education
- Read Theory
- Storyplace
- PBS Reading Games
- ABCYa
- Read Works
- Storyline online
- Starfall
- Reading Bear
- Reading Buddies (PBS)
- Project Gutenberg
- Start with a Book
- Kids Read to Kids
More Resources
Tip Sheets
- Parent-Teacher Conference Info
- Back-to-School Night Info
- Five Pillars of Literacy
- Milestone of Early Literacy Development
- Scarborough’s Reading Rope
- The Simple View of Reading
- The Five Big Ideas of Beginning Reading
- Tips to Get Your Child to Read More
- Tips for Parents of Preschoolers
- Tips to Help Your Child Become a Better Reader
- Helping Your Child Become a Future Reader
Presentation Resource Folders
Part I, What Every Parent Needs to Know about Early Reading Resource Folder
Part II, What Every Parent Needs to Know_ Resource Folder
Part III, What Every Parent Needs to Know_Resource folder
11/2/23 RESOURCES NJTSS-ER: Preparing for Parent Teacher Conferences
1/30/24 RESOURCES, NJTSS-ER: Teachers and Parents Working Together
3/21/24 RESOURCES NJTSS-ER: Early Reading Resources & Activities
More information
- Literacy | SPAN Parent Advocacy Network
- The BookSHELF: “Supporting Home Engagement in Literacy for Families”
- Literacy Pages for Families
- Texting Program E&S.pdf
- NJTSS-ER Rutgers site – Training site for educators and districts
- New Jersey Family Engagement Hub
- Archived Webinars: Webinars | New Jersey Family Engagement Hub
- World Reader BookSmart site
- NJDOE Information: 2023 NJSLS-ELA
Videos
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