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Language Development and Young Children

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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	0-3 years
Tips on Helping your Child Learn to Communicate	0-3 years
Early Language and Literacy	0-3 years
The Birth of a Word - video	0-3 years
Early Literacy Learning can be promoted through Experiences with Print and Language [PDF]	0-5 years
Talking to Child: Why Some Mothers Do It More [PDF]	0-5 years
The Power of Family Conversation	0-5 years
Serve and Return Interaction Shapes Brain Circuitry	0-5 years
Speech and Language Development	0-8 years
Synthesis on language development and literacy	0-8 years
Bam! Radio - Experiences that Maximize Your Child’s Development (audio)	0- 8 years
Toddlers Connecting and Communicating	1-2 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
Listening Milestones: Preschoolers	3-4 year
Talking Milestones: Preschoolers	3-4 years
What Works for Early Language and Literacy Development: Lessons from Experimental Evaluations of Programs and Intervention Strategies	3-5 years
Doing What Works: Preschool Language and Literacy	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
What Works for Early Language and Literacy Development: Lessons from Experimental Evaluations of Programs and Intervention Strategies	3-5 years
Listening Milestones: Kindergarteners	5-6 years
Talking Milestones: Kindergarteners	5-6 years
Relation between Language Experience in Preschool Classrooms and Children's Kindergarten and Fourth-Grade Language and Reading Abiltities	3-8 years
Relation between Language Experience in Preschool Classrooms and Children's Kindergarten and Fourth-Grade Language and Reading Abiltities	3-8 years
Building Strong Vocabulary (video)	3-8 years
Phonemic Awareness (video)	4-8 years
What is Reading Comprehension	5-10 years
Vocabulary (video)	5-10 years
Using Think-Alouds to Improve Reading Comprehension	5-10 years
Teaching Vocabulary	5-10 years
Language Development in the Elementary Years	5-10 years
Why Students Think they Understand When They Don’t	8-12 years
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Activities	Age Level
Parent Practice Guides for Infant Literacy Experiences	0-3 years
Activities to Encourage Speech and Language Development	0-6 years
The Internet Picture Dictionary	0-8 years
Parent Practice Guides for Toddler Literacy Experiences	2-3 years
Kindersay: Online Vocabulary Video for Preschool Children	3-5 years
Integrating Language and Literacy Activities (video)	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
What’s the Word	5-6 years
Kids’ Vid	5-12 years
Read, Write, Think Lesson Plan Index	5-18 years
Graphic Organizers	6-12 years
Language Games	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
Delayed Speech or Language Development	0-3 years
Assistive Technology for Communication	0-5 years
What’s “Normal,” What’s Not: Acquiring English as a Second Language	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
Language and Literacy Development in Dual Language Learners: A Critical Review of the Research	0-8 years
Language and Literacy Development in Dual Language Learners: A Critical Review of the Research	0-8 years
Adult Learning Process for Promoting Caregiver Adoption of Everyday Child Language Learning Practices: Revised and Updated [PDF]	0-8 years
Why, How and When Should My Child Learn a Second Language? [PDF]	0-8 years
Raising Bilingual Children: Common Parental Concerns and Current Research	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
Effects of Hearing Loss on Development	0-8 years
My Turn, Your Turn (podcast)	1-3 years
Visual Supports for Literacy, (video)	2-8 years
Let’s Talk: Communication for Children with Autism (video)	2-8 years
Pecs Pictures/Icon Pages	2-18 years
How Parents Can Maximize Their Child with Autism’s Communication (video)	3-8 years
The Effects of Oklahoma’s Universal Pre-Kindergarten Program on Hispanic Children [PDF]	4-5 years
Reading and Language Outcomes of a Five-Year Randomized Evaluation of Transitional Bilingual Education [PDF]	5- 10 years
Selecting Vocabulary Words to Teach English Language Learners	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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