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"Literacy development begins early on, as children learn to communicate with others through oral language." --Rush, 1999

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What We Know

Age Level
Sights and Sounds (podcast)
0 -1 year
Oohs and Aahs (podcast)
0 -1 year
Wacky Word Games (podcast)
0 -1 year
Listening Milestones: Babies
0-2 years
Talking Milestones: Babies
0-2 years
Your Baby's First Steps toward Learning to Speak
0-3 years
Tips on Helping Your Child Learn to Talk
0-3 years
Effects of Adult Verbal and Vocal Contingent Responsiveness on Increases in Infant Vocalizations [PDF]
0-3 years
Early Language and Literacy (video)
0-3 years
Tips on Helping  your Child Learn to Communicate
0-3 years
Early Language and Literacy
0-3 years
The Linguistic Genius of Babies (video)
0-3 years
new Improving Vocabulary in the Age of Common Core Standards – Guidance for Early Childhood Educators (free recorded webinar)
0-5 years
Early Literacy Learning can be promoted through Experiences with Print and Language [PDF]
0-5 years
Joining Oral Language and Early Literacy
0-5 years
Learning to Talk and Listen
0-5 years
The Foundational Role of Vocabulary & Comprehension In Early Literacy (video)
0-5 years
The Power of Family Conversation
0-5 years
Serve and Return Interaction Shapes Brain Circuitry
0-5 years
Importance of Oral Language to Literacy (PowerPoint)
0-5 years
The Role of Oral Language in Literacy Development
0-5 years
Speech and Language Development
0-8 years
Synthesis on language development and literacy
0-8 years
Toddlers Connecting and Communicating
1-2 years
new Priming Children for Language and Literacy Success: A Focus on the Toddler Years (free recorded webinar)
1-3 years
From Babbling to Books (video)
1-5 years
Building Blocks for Literacy : 12 hours free video course to promote emergent literacy
1-5 years
Talking Milestones: Toddlers
2-3 years
Listening Milestones: Toddlers
2-3 years
Priming Children for Language and Literacy Success: A Focus on the Toddler Years (webinar)
2-4 years
Listening Milestones: Preschoolers
3-4 year
Talking Milestones: Preschoolers
3-4 years
Sagacious, Sophisticated and Sedulous: The Importance of Discussing 50-cent Words with Preschoolers
3-5 years
Let's Give Children Something to Talk About: Oral Language and Preschool Literacy
3-5 years
Bridging the Vocabulary Gap: What Research Tells Us about Vocabulary Instruction in Early Childhood
3-5 years
Preschoolers' classmates influence their language skills
3-5 years
Early Literacy: Vocabulary - video
3-5 years
Causal Supports for Early Word Learning
3-5 years
Listening Milestones: Kindergarteners
5-6 years
Talking Milestones: Kindergarteners
5-6 years
3-8 years
Language Development in the Elementary Years
5-10 years

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Activities

Age Level
new Child Language Tools: Methods and Procedures for Promoting Everyday Language Learning
0-5 years
Parent Practice Guides for Literacy Experiences
0-5 years
Activities to Encourage Speech and Language Development
0-6 years
new Engaging Interactions and Language Support Strategies (training videos with supporting materials)
3-5 years
Language and Vocabulary Strategies – Florida VPK Teacher Toolkit
3-5 years
Supporting Preschoolers' Vocabulary Learning: Using a Decision-Making Model to Select Appropriate Words and Methods
3-5 years
Parent Practice Guides for Preschool Literacy Experiences
3-5 years
Oral Language Activities that Develop Reading Readiness
3-8 years
Speech Sounds: Suggested Activities
3-10 years
5-18 years
Graphic Organizers
6-12 years
Vocabulary Enrichment (Free Rice)
8-14 years

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Special Needs

Age Level
Diaper Ch Ch Changes (podcast)
0-1 year
Using Visual Supports with Infants and Toddlers
0-3 years
Delayed Speech or Language Development
0-3 years
EIEC Webinar: The Use of Assistive Technology in Early Intervention (webinar)
0-3 years
Assistive Technology for Communication
0-5 years
new Dual Language Learners: Effective Instruction in Early Childhood
0-5 years
new Importance of Home Language Series
0-5 years
Late Blooming or Language Problem?
0-5 years
Tip Sheet on Dual Language Learners in Early Care and Education Settings [PDF]
0-5 years
new Identify the Signs of Communication Disorders
0-8 years
Adult Learning Process for Promoting Caregiver Adoption of Everyday Child Language Learning Practices: Revised and Updated [PDF]
0-8 years
Ask the Language Experts: Frequently Asked Questions
0-8 years
Tots 'n Tech Communication and Socialization
0-8 years
What Does It Mean To Use Visual Supports for Literacy?
0-8 years
My Turn, Your Turn (podcast)
1-3 years
Visual Supports for Literacy,  (video)
2-8 years
Pecs Pictures/Icon Pages
2-18 years
new Inclusion Shows Benefits for Diverse Learners
3-5 years
Assistive Technology and the Communication and Literacy Development of Young Children with Disabilities
3-5 years
new Social Skills and Mixed-Language Play Help ELLs Learn English
3-5 years
The Effects of an Intensive Shared Book-Reading Intervention for Preschool Children at Risk for Vocabulary Delay
3-5 years
Hispanic Families' Perspective on Using a Bilingual Vocabulary Kit to Enhance their Prekindergarten Children's Vocabulary Development
3-5 years
Addressing Emergent Literacy Skills in English-Language Learners
3-5 years
Advancing the Language Skills of Young Latino Children
3-8 years
Colby's Daily Journal: A Home-School Effort to Promote Communication Development
3-8 years
Teaching English Language Learners: Effective Instructional Practices (podcast)
3-10 years
Reading and Language Outcomes of a Five-Year Randomized Evaluation of Transitional Bilingual Education [PDF]
5- 10 years
Language-Based Learning Disabilities
5-12 years
English Language Learners and Academic Language (video)
5-18 years
The Language Experience Approach: A Method to Read Reluctant or Struggling Readers
6-12 years

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