Dear Parents,

Now your child can improve his or her reading skills at home with the same great technology program we are using in school: KidBiz3000.

Each day, KidBiz3000 sends your child a current events article. Every student in the class gets the same basic article, but the content is customized to match each child's own reading level. The article comes with a variety of fun activities to improve your youngster's comprehension, vocabulary and writing skills. As your child's reading level improves, KidBiz will increase the level of difficulty so he/she remains challenged and interested.

Your child uses this program in class, but you can also share in the fun at home - or anywhere a computer is connected to the Internet. Here's how: 

1. Log on to www.kidbiz3000.com with the following username and password.

2. Encourage your child to follow these five easy steps:

   Step 1:
    Check your e-mail. Read the message from KidBiz and respond.
   
   Step 2:
    Click the link in the e-mail to read that day's news article.
   
   Step 3:
    Do the activity.
   
   Step 4:
    Finish the thought question.
   
   Step 5:
    Vote in the poll. 

3. Explore other KidBiz features, including other articles, the Stock Market game, puzzles, jokes, and more.

We hope you enjoy exploring KidBiz with your child.