''Ready. Read. Go!'' Early Childhood Reading Seminars Announce Spring 2005 Tour.

MOORHEAD, Minn. -- "Ready. Read. Go!," the nationwide tour of one-day seminars designed to teach parents and caregivers how to teach young children to read, will begin its Spring 2005 Tour this month, delivered by Nelson Educational Services.

Cities and dates for the Spring 2005 Tour of the innovative Ready. Read. Go! (www.ReadyReadGo.com) seminar series are:

--Atlanta, Georgia, Thursday, March 31, and Friday, April 1;

--Baltimore, Maryland, Friday, April 8;

--San Francisco, California, Thursday, April 14 and Friday, April 15;

--Dallas, Texas, Thursday, April 21 and Friday, April 22;

--Bethesda, Maryland, Thursday, May 12, and

--Fairfax, Virginia, Friday, May 13.

'The Life-Long Gift of Reading'

Chris Nelson, President, of Nelson Educational Services, said the Ready. Read. Go! seminar was created and developed to "help and prepare parents to give their children the life-long gift of reading."

"At Ready. Read. Go!, parents learn all the steps necessary to successfully teach children to read in 100 easy 20-minute a day lessons," Mr. Nelson said. "Ready. Read. Go! utilizes one of the best kept secrets in reading instruction -- scripted instruction. This is a proven method that lays out everything a parent, grandparent, older sibling, live-in nanny or others need to teach a child to read - even exactly what they need to say. Ready. Read. Go! participants will learn the correct and most effective ways to present this program to children, including tips and tricks for added success," said Mr. Nelson.

While there are many programs available to teach early reading, "Ready. Read. Go! stands out," Mr. Nelson stressed.

"Ready. Read. Go! takes a personal approach, going face-to-face with parents truly dedicated to helping their children rather than just send for some cookie cutter phonics-based program sent through the mail," said Mr. Nelson.

"Ready. Read. Go! provides a full day of personal training with reading professionals and equips adults with the tools, knowledge and confidence to be successful with their children," Mr. Nelson said. "At Ready. Read. Go! we take a very personal approach to teaching those who will themselves be teaching," he said. "Ready. Read. Go! instructs and teaches, increasing the bond between parent/caregiver and child. When the choice is between a loved one's lap and a computer screen or DVD," said Mr. Nelson, "the lap wins hands down!"

Information about the Ready. Read. Go! seminar series from Nelson Educational Services is available at www.ReadyReadGo.com or by calling 1-888-541-READ (7323).

About Nelson Educational Services

Nelson Educational Services is a group of professional reading teachers that provide reading consulting services to school districts across the country. They are dedicated to improving the literacy rate in the United States one child at a time.