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Welcome! We’re glad that you want to help your student enjoy reading and writing. We’ve gathered some resources for you, including ideas for how families can be more involved in their students' education. Please visit this site often--we’ll be adding new links all the time.

Parents
It's Summer. . . Explore, Learn, & Grow
Here you'll find activities to help children and teens explore reading and writing all summer long. These resources are brought to you by the literacy experts at ReadWriteThink.
Teaching Resource Collections
Visit this site for information on Adolescent Literacy, Grammar, Poetry, Spelling, Summer Reading and Learning, among other topics.
New from NCTE: News & Information for Parents
This issue of NCTE's INBOX includes resources for parents, information on student writing awards, education news, and more.
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Literacy Links
It's Summer. . . Explore, Learn, & Grow
Here you'll find activities to help children and teens explore reading and writing all summer long. These resources are brought to you by the literacy experts at ReadWriteThink.
Plan Now for Summer Reading
May is Get Caught Reading Month, and it's time to start making your plans to encourage students to keep reading once classes are over. Try these resources to get your students involved in independent reading all summer long.
Teaching Resource Collections
Visit this site for information on Adolescent Literacy, Grammar, Poetry, Spelling, Summer Reading and Learning, among other topics.
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Students
Places that Publish Student Writing and Writing Contests for Students
Information on where students might send their writing to have it considered for publication.
Tips for Students - So You Want to Be a Better Writer?
Try These Tips and Tools from NCTE
Do You Write for Your School's Literary Magazine?
Ask your faculty advisor to enter your magazine in NCTE's Program to Recognize Excellence in Student Literary Magazines!
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Tips from Experts
An Alphabet for Parents
Tips for parents from Gerald R. Oglan and Averil Elcombe, authors of Parent to Parent: Our Children, Their Literacy.
What Can Family Literacy Look Like?
Ideas for what parents can do at home from Janie Hydrick, author of Parent's Guide to Literacy for the 21st Century.
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NCTE Resources
Summer Activities to Keep Kids Learning
June 21 is the first day of summer, and what better time to think about the many ways that families, tutors, summer school teachers, and other literacy volunteers can keep kids learning all summer long. ReadWriteThink's new Learning Beyond the Classroom section provides summer activities that educators can complete with their own children or share with families looking for ways to support summer learning. Try these summer activities to get started!
Resources for Parents from NCTE
Visit the NCTE Online Bookstore for details on a variety of publications.
Teaching Resource Collections
Visit this site for information on Adolescent Literacy, Grammar, Poetry, Spelling, Summer Reading and Learning, among other topics.
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