This series of 12 articles for parents on how to help pre-schoolers and beginning readers at home was written for the National Reading Center by specialists in reading and early childhood education. The titles and authors are: "Getting Ready to Read" (E. Robert La Crosse), "Creating a Good Reading Climate at Home" (Mary Frances K. Johnson), "Reading Games to Play at Home" (Nancy Larrick), "Kindergarten--An Important Pre-Reading Step" (Lucile Lindberg), "Reading and Language Development in First Grade" (Celestia Davis), "Reading Readiness--What Parents Should Know About It" (Marjorie S. Johnson), "A Primer for Parents on Reading Methods" (Dorothy M. Dietrich), "Adults as Reading Models for Children" (Virginia H. Mathews), "Vision, Hearing, Coordination and Health in Reading" (Marie S. Crissey), "Reducing Pressures in Learning to Read" (Grayce A. Ransom), "Getting Help on Reading Outside of School" (Virginia H. Mathews), "What can Communities do to Improve Reading Programs" (D. Philip Baker). (WR)