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The Illinois Reading Council offers many resources to their members. Take advantage of these great materials to share with organizations, parents, or teachers! The items listed below can be ordered from the IRC Office by phone at 888-454-1341, by fax at 309-454-3512, or with the online order form.  


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Some ABC’s for Raising a Reader

Parents are their child’s first teachers, and it’s never too soon to introduce your child to books. By reading aloud to your child, you provide the sounds of written language, demonstrate book handling skills, develop your child’s expectation that the print and pictures carry a message and build positive attitudes toward reading. Use this ABC listing of ways that you can encourage a love of reading and make reading fun for your child.




Un abecedario Para Criar A Un Lector

The Spanish version of the Some ABC's for Raising a Reader.  Parents are their child’s first teachers, and it’s never too soon to introduce your child to books. By reading aloud to your child, you provide the sounds of written language, demonstrate book handling skills, develop your child’s expectation that the print and pictures carry a message and build positive attitudes toward reading. Use this ABC listing of ways that you can encourage a love of reading and make reading fun for your child.


Attempting Unknown Words: Suggestions for Parents

As the parent of a young child, you are a very important person for your child’s reading and language development. You are your child’s first teacher! This tri-fold brochure will provide strategies to aid your child as they attempt unknown words.


Help Me Grow To Be A Reader

This little 16-page booklet helps parents understand how children grow to be readers, as told from the child's point of view.  Strategies for helping young readers develop their reading skills are outlined in a fun format. 


Reading Strategy Bookmark

This bookmark lists strategies for young readers to use when they come to words they don’t know. On the back side of this bookmark, students can list their personal strategies. Use this in classrooms or with parents as a tool to assist their efforts at home!




Illinois Reading Council
an affiliate of the
International Reading Association

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