8 Fun Things to Do With Older Toddlers
An infographic showing activities for babies to have fun and learn language skills. Read More
8 Fun Things to Do With Preschoolers
An infographic showing activities for babies to have fun and learn language skills. Read More
8 Fun Things to Do With Young Toddlers
An infographic showing activities for babies to have fun and learn language skills. Read More
Six Steps to Inclusive Preschool Curriculum & Building Blocks for Teaching Preschools with Special Needs How to Use Them Together infographic
An infographic showing the connection between the books "Six Steps to Inclusive Preschool Curriculum" and "Building Blocks for Teaching Preschools with Special Needs." Read More
Shared book-reading research and content learning
This chapter establishes shared book reading as a tool for developing preschool children's oral language and comprehension skills. Research about effective practices are discussed and the Project Words of Oral Reading and Language Development (WORLD) is introduced. Read More
Strategies to support language arts and emerging literacy skills
In this excerpt, learn how to ensure that your child enters kindergarten with the prerequisite literacy skills necessary to learn how to read. Read More
The Parent’s Role inDeveloping Children’s Comprehension
This chapter explores several aspects of parental support for comprehension in prereaders by intertwining child language and literacy development with research. Read More
Coach/Supervisor Observation Checklist Instructions
Effective professional development should be supportive, intensive, and continuous, with individualized feedback and positive mentoring. This checklist from PAVEd for Success is designed for a 90-minute classroom observation. Read More
Identifying Early Literacy Learning Needs
In this chapter excerpt, read about emergent literacy state standards, purposeful assessment of emergent literacy skills, and education implications like universal screening, instructional planning, and progress monitoring. Read More
Intervention to Equalize Early Experience
This final chapter of Meaningful Differences in the Everyday Experience of Young American Children explores the authors' conclusions from their groundbreaking word gap study and proposes strategies for leveling the playing field. Read More
