"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

• Selecting an Evidence-Based Practice or Program (podcast), all ages
• Developmentally Appropriate Practice, ages 0-8 years
• Disability Awareness Through Language Arts and literacy, ages 3-8 years
• Effective English Language Instruction for English Learners in the Elementary Grades [PDF]
• The Sounds of Standard English (video)

Assessment

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

Schools and Tutoring

• Teachers' Emotional Consistency Matters for Preschool Children, ages 0-5 years
• Parent Engagement from Preschool through Grade 3, ages 3 through 8 years.
• 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

• Multicultural Books for Literacy Programs
• Children’s Picture Book Database: Ages 0 -8
• William Allen White Children's Book Awards

Technology

• Universal Design for Learning: Creating a Learning Environment that Challenges and Engages All Students (podcast), all ages
• Tots 'n Tech Helpdesk ages 0-8 years
• Technology in Early Education: Building Platforms for Connections and Content that Strengthen Families and Promote Success in Schools, ages 0-8 years
• Pioneering Literacy in the Digital Wild West: Empowering Parents and Educators ages 0- 8 years
• Universal Design for Play Tool
• Technology and Interactive Media as Tools in Early Childhood Programs Serving Children from Birth through age 8 years. Joint Position Statement of the NAEYC and the Fred Rogers Center for Early Learning and Children's Media, 0-8 years
• Integrating IPad Use into Existing Activities and Routines, ages 2-5 years

Research

• Kansas Guide to Learning Literacy, ages 0-5 years
• 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

Response to Intervention Preschool Resources

• Kansas Multi-tier System of Supports
• Pre-K Resources, ages 3 to 5 years
• Recognition and Response, ages 3 to 5 years
• Center for Response to Intervention in Early Childhood, ages 3 to 5 years
• Response to Intervention (RTI) in Early Childhood: Building Consensus on the Defining Features, ages 3-5 years
• Frameworks for Response to Intervention in Early Childhood: Description and Implications. Joint paper of DEC, CEC and NAEYC. ages 0-8 years.