"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
Newborns Connecting & Communicating	0-3 months
Building Baby's Brain: Learning Language	0-3 months
Babies Connecting and Communicating	3 months-12 months
Listening Milestones: Babies	0-2 years
Talking Milestones: Babies	0-2 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	0-3 years
Tips on Helping  your Child Learn to Communicate	0-3 years
What We Know about Early Literacy and Language Development	0-3 years
The Emergence of Story Telling During the First Three Years	0-3 years
Young Children’s Oral Language Development	0-5 years
Developmental Milestones for Language Development	0-5 years
Speech Sound Development	0-5 years
The Consequences of Conversation with Children	0-5 years
Ear Infections and Language Development	0-5 years
Speech and Language: Developmental Milestones	0-5 years
First Steps Toward Literacy: When Talk Isn’t Idle	0-5 years
Early Literacy Learning can be promoted through Experiences with Print and Language	0-5 years
Literacy as an outcome of language development and its impact on children’s psychosocial and emotional development	0-5 years
Factors that influence Language development	0-5 years
Talking to Child: Why Some Mothers Do It More	0-5 years
The Power of Family Conversation	0-5 years
Understanding Children’s Language Development	0-6 years
Speech and Language Development	0-8 years
Bam! Radio -  Experiences that Maximize Your Child’s Development (audio)	0- 8 years
Language Development in Children	0- 8 years
Toddlers Connecting and Communicating	1-2 years
From Babbling to Books (video)	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
Doing What Works: Preschool Language and Literacy	3-5 years
Preschoolers Connecting & Communicating	3-5 years
The Home-School Study of Language and Literacy Development	3-5 years
What Works Clearinghouse: Phonological Awareness Training	3-5 years
Language and Literacy	3-5 years
Listening Milestones: Kindergarteners	5-6 years
Talking Milestones: Kindergarteners	5-6 years
Researchers discover environment influences children’s ability to form, comprehend complex sentences	3-8 years
Building Strong Vocabulary (video)	3-8 years
Phonemic Awareness (video)	4-8 years
Connecting & Communicating with your School –Age Child	5-8 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 Help Your Child Learn About Language	0-6 years
Activities to Encourage Speech and Language Development	0-6 years
Beginning Reading Instruction: A Practical Guide For Parents	0-8 years
The Internet Picture Dictionary	0-8 years
Parent Practice Guides for Toddler Literacy Experiences	2-3 years
Toddler Talk: A Trip to the Store	2-4 years
Rhyming Games for Preschoolers (video)	3-5 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
Using Language to Learn: Activities for Preschoolers	3-5 years
Talking and Listening: Practical Ideas for Parents	3-5 years
Questions to Ask Your Kids After, “How was your day?”	3-5 years
Oral Language Activities that Develop Reading Readiness	3-8 years
Developing Listening and Speaking Skills	3-8 years
By Car, Train, or Bus! The Sounds of Language on the Go	3-8 years
Speech Sounds: Suggested Activities	3-10 years
103 Things to Do Before/During/After Reading	3-10 years
What’s the Word	5-6 years
Multisensory Vocabulary Instruction: Guidelines and Activities	5-8 years
Kids’ Vid	5-12 years
Read, Write, Think Lesson Plan Index	5-18 years
Language Games	6-12 years
Vocabulary Enrichment (Free Rice)	8-14 years
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Special Needs	Age Level
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
Ear Infections and Language Development	0-5 years
Services and programs supporting young children’s language development	0-5 years
Two or More languages in Early Childhood: Some General Points and Practical Recommendations	0-5 years
Tip Sheet on Dual Language Learners in Early Care and Education Settings	0-5 years
Adult Learning Process for Promoting Caregiver Adoption of Everyday Child Language Learning Practices: Revised and Updated	0-8 years
Literacy Development for ELL Students	0-8 years
Stages of Second Language Learning	0-8 years
Challenging Common Myths about Young English Language Learners	0-8 years
Why, How and When Should My Child Learn a Second Language?	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
What Does It Mean To Use Visual Supports for Literacy?	0-8 years
Story Box Ideas	0-8 years
Effects of Hearing Loss on Development	0-8 years
Creating Literature Based Communication Boards	0-8 years
Childhood Bilingualism: Current Status and Future Research Directions	0-8 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
Issues in Emergent Literacy for Children With Language Impairments	3-5 years
Early Literacy for Inner-City Children: The Effects of Reading and Writing Interventions in English and Spanish During the Preschool Years	3-5 years
The Early Childhood Study of Language and Literacy Development of Spanish-Speaking Children	3-5 years
How Parents Can Maximize Their Child with Autism’s Communication (video)	3-8 years
Topic Communication Boards for Storybooks	3-8 years
Encouraging Preliteracy Skills in Young Children with Speech and Language Disorders	3-10 years
The Effects of Oklahoma’s Universal Pre-Kindergarten Program on Hispanic Children	4-5 years
English Language Learners and Reading Difficulties	5-8 years
Reading and Language Outcomes of a Five-Year Randomized Evaluation of Transitional Bilingual Education	5- 10 years
Selecting Vocabulary Words to Teach English Language Learners	5- 10 years
Helping Children with Communication Disorders in Schools	5- 10 years
Teaching Academic English to English Language Learners	5-10 years
Vocabulary Teaching in Action	5-10 years
Language-Based Learning Disabilities	5-12 years
English Language Learners with Special Needs: Effective Instructional Strategies	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