The LiteracyAccess Online site is being developed to help facilitators (parents, tutors, teachers, and other interested individuals) work with children who are having difficulties becoming good readers. This is a collaborative project between the Helen A. Kellar Institute for Human disAbilities, George Mason University, Fairfax, Virginia and the Parent Educational Advocacy Training Center, Springfield, Virginia. The project is in the third year of development and is funded by a Steppingstones to Technology grant from the U.S. Department of Education.

The Goal

The goal of LiteracyAccess Online is to provide you (or a facilitator) and your child with an enjoyable means of reading together to improve your skills as a facilitator and your child's skills as a good reader. LiteracyAccess Online provides opportunities to build enthusiasm for both learning to read and for teamwork.

The Benefits

• You will learn new ways to help your child to learn to read and to enjoy the process of reading in the role of a fecilitator.
• You and your child will experience together the uses of technology while building your child's reading and writing skills.
• Your child will explore interactive activities designed to help build the necessary skills needed to become successful in reading and writing.
• You and your child will have opportunities to choose reading selections that match his or her interest and ability levels.
• You will find wonderful resources available for you and your child in the areas of reading, writing, motivation and assistive technology.
• We look forward to your comments after you visit our site.