March/April 2002 | NW REPORT

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Juvenile Justice Journal: School Violence—Creating safe school environments requires comprehensive approaches, such as those described in the article "Creating Safe Schools," in School Violence: An Overview, a publication of OJJDP's National Resource Center for Safe Schools. [www.safetyzone.org/pdf/juv_justice_01.pdf]

Quality Child Care: How Can a Family Tell?— One of the most difficult things working parents often must do is to leave their children with near-strangers for day care or babysitting. There are a number of important issues to consider when choosing child care—whether you're choosing a day-care center or, even, an appropriate family member. This paper explores the considerations one will want to keep in mind when making this very important decision. [www.nwrel.org/pirc/hot.html]

Tips About Young Kids, Words, and Reading—"Tutoring Our Youngest Readers," an article in the LEARNS newsletter, The Tutor, highlights the National Reading Panel's five major reading strategies (phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary, and text comprehension) and suggests ways that tutors, parents, and others can support children's reading development through fun activities. [www.nwrel.org/comm/monthly/vocab.html]

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