"Among the many techniques parents and teachers of prelinguistic children use to facilitate communication and language development, responding to children's communication is among the most important." --Cook et al., 2000

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Literacy Instruction

• Effects of Preschool Curriculum Programs on School Readiness. Ages 3 to 5 years [PDF]
• Effective English Language Instruction for English Learners in the Elementary Grades [PDF]
• Resources for Building Reading Comprehension
• The Sounds of Standard English (video)
• Literacy checklists for the Home, Classroom and Child Care (English and Spanish)

Assessment

• Individual Growth and Development Indicators for Infants and Toddlers – IGDI, ages 0-3 years
• Get it, Got it, Go, Preschool Individual Growth and Development Indicators, ages 3-5 years
• Understanding Assessment Information: The Assessment Literacy Project, all ages
• Get Ready to Read Screening Preschool Literacy screening tool (English and Spanish)
• PWPS: Preschool Word and Print Awareness Assessment: Ages 4-5 years [PDF]
• DIBELS Data System: Ages 5-11 years

Schools and Tutoring

• What a Good Summer Reading Program Looks Like 5- 13 years
• Kindergarten? Or Pre-K and Kindergarten? What makes the biggest difference on 3rd grade reading skills? Ages 3 to 8 years.
• Tutor Tips 5-14 years

Finding Books

• Book Reviews of Children’s Books with Recommendations by age from The Reading Tub 0-13 years
• Multicultural Books for Literacy Programs
• Children’s Picture Book Database: Ages 0 -8
• William Allen White Children's Book Awards

Technology

• Tots 'n Tech Helpdesk ages 0-8 years
• Assistive Technology Toolbox: A Digital Resource Guide for Parents
• Universal Design for Play Tool

Research

• Doing What Works: Research-based Education Practices Online

Where to Find

• A Guide to Federal Funding for Grade-level Reading Proficiency Ages 3 to 8 years
• Finding Help
• Bilingual and Spanish Resources
• US Department of Education Search Pages

Response to Intervention Preschool Resources

• Pre-K Resources , ages 3 to 5 years
• Recognition and Response, ages 3 to 5 years
• Roadmap to Pre-K RTI: Applying Response to Intervention in Preschool Settings, ages 3 to 5 years
• Center for Response to Intervention in Early Childhood, ages 3 to 5 years