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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

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
new 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
new 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
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
new 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
5-6 years
5-8 years
5-12 years
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
newAssistive 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
new 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
new The Effects of Oklahoma’s Universal Pre-Kindergarten Program on Hispanic Children
4-5 years
English Language Learners and Reading Difficulties
5-8 years
new 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