Reading to Young Children |
"Although
reading and writing abilities continue to develop throughout the
life span, the early childhood years -- from birth through age eight--are
the
most important period for literacy development." --IRA & NAEYC
Position Statement, 1998
What We Know | Activities
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What We Know |
Age Level |
| Tips
for Sharing Books With Babies And Toddlers |
0-3 years |
| Reading with Your Child |
0-5 years |
| In
The Beginning |
0-5 years |
 Make
Reading to Young Children Fun (video) |
0-5 years |
| Early
Literacy |
0-6 years |
| Reading
Aloud - Video Clips |
0-6 years |
| Have
Book Bag will Travel: A Practical Guide to Reading Aloud |
0-8 years |
| Good
Times with Stories and Poems |
0-8 years |
| Reading with your Children at Home |
0-8 years |
| Tips for Reading with Your Children |
0-8 years |
| Big
Dreams: A Family Book about Reading |
0-8 years |
| Mem
Fox’s Ten Read-Aloud Commandments |
0-8 years |
| Choosing
a Child’s Book |
0- 10 years |
| What Children Like in Books |
6 month to 5 years |
| Reading Tips |
6 month to 5 years |
| Getting Your Child to Love Reading |
2-5 years |
| Reading With Your Child |
2-6 years |
| Facts About Reading Aloud |
2-6 years |
| Reading Aloud to Build Comprehension |
2-7 years |
| What
Works Clearinghouse: Shared Book Reading |
3-5 years |
| What
Works Clearinghouse: Interactive Shared Book Reading |
3-5 years |
| What
Works Clearinghouse: Dialogic Reading |
3- 5 years |
| Examining
Multicultural Picture Books for the Early Childhood Classroom: Possibilities
and Pitfalls |
3-5 years |
| Families Sharing Literature |
3-5 years |
| To
Rhyme or Not to Rhyme? |
3-5 years |
| Promoting
Literacy in Your Child Care Program |
3-5 years |
| Storytelling
in the Early Childhood Classroom |
3-5 years |
| Children’s
Active Participation in Reading and Storytelling can Enhance Early Literacy
Learning |
3-6 years |
| Young
Children’s Cognitive Engagement during Classroom Book Reading:
Differences According to Book, Text Genre, and Story Format |
3-6 years |
| Reading:
Differences According to Various Types of Books |
3-6 years |
| Shared
Reading Webinar (audio - video) |
3-6 years |
| Print Awareness During Read Alouds |
3-8 years |
| Better
Kid Care: Reading Aloud |
3-8 years |
|
The Contexts of Comprehension: Information Book Read Alouds and Comprehension
Acquisition |
3-8 years |
| Storyline
Online |
3-8 years |
| Developmental
Considerations in Selecting Books for Children |
3-8 years |
| Using Think-Alouds to Improve Reading Comprehension |
3-9 years |
| Starfall |
3-11 years |
| 2008
Kids & Family Reading Report: Reading in the 21st Century:
Turning the Page with Technology |
3-17 years |
| Reading Aloud to Build Comprehension |
4-7 years |
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4-8 years |
| Read
Alouds |
5-6 years |
| What’s
so Difficult: Children of the Code (video) |
5-8 years |
| Talking
back and taking over: Young Children’s expressive engagement during
storybook read-alouds |
5- 10 years |
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| Activities |
Age
Level |
| New
and Original Alphabet Books |
All Ages |
| Sharing
Books With Your Baby |
0-2 years |
| Great
Early Literacy Books for Babies |
0-2 years |
| Choosing
Books for Infants and Toddlers |
0-3 years |
| Supporting
Early Literacy in Natural Environments: Infant- Toddler Activities for
Caregivers and Young Children in English and Spanish |
0-3 years |
|
Tips for Reading Aloud with Babies |
0-4 years |
| Family Reading Activities |
0-6 years |
| Beginning
Reading Instruction: Practical Ideas for Parents |
0-7 years |
| Read
Aloud Resources |
0-8 years |
| Barahona
Center for the Study of Books in Spanish for Children and Adolescents |
0-8 years |
| Oprah's
Children's Reading List |
0-12 years |
|
Tips for Using Picture Books in the Classroom |
0-12 years |
|
Tips for Reading Aloud with Toddlers |
2-3 years |
| Great
Early Literacy Books for Talkers |
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| Sharing
Books with Your Toddler |
2-4 years |
| Talking
and Books (video in English, Spanish and Vietnamese) |
2-6 years |
| Suggestions on reading Nursery Rhymes with Children |
2-6 years |
| Poems,
Rhymes, Raps, Fingerplays and Chants |
2-8 years |
| Choosing
Books and Reading Aloud to Children (video) |
2-8 years |
| Visual
Supports for Literacy |
2-8 years |
| Kid’s
Korner and Toddler Tales |
2-14 years |
| Lil'
Fingers Storybooks |
3-5 years |
| Supporting
Early Literacy in Natural Environments: Activities for Caregivers and Young
Children in English and Spanish |
3-5 years |
| Read Aloud Daily: Practical Ideas for Parents |
3-5 years |
|
Tips for Reading Aloud with Preschoolers |
3-6 years |
|
Tips for Reading Aloud |
3-8 years |
| Talking
About Books |
3-8 years |
| Book
Friendly: Beginning Reading and Young Children |
3-6 years |
| Stories
at Sesame Street |
3-6 years |
| Activities for Learning about Books and Stories |
3-6 years |
|
Art
Idea Snowpeople – Cullen’s abc’s (video) |
3-6 years |
| Fun Reading Tips and Activities |
3-7 years |
| Minnesota
Storytime Reading Guides for Storybooks |
3-7 years |
| Hints on How to Read Aloud to a Group |
3-8 years |
| Reading With Your Grandchildren |
3-8 years |
| 103 Things to do Before/During/After Reading |
3-8 years |
| Story
Time Tips |
3-8 years |
Children's
Storybooks Online |
3-8 years |
| The
Internet Public Library Story Hour |
3-8 years |
| Suggestions for Sharing Stories |
3-8 years |
| Read
Along Stories and Songs |
3-10 years |
| International
Children’s Digital Library |
3-13 years |
| Great
Early Literacy Books for Pre-Readers |
4-6 years |
| Rebus
Rhymes |
4-7 years |
| Print Awareness During Read Alouds |
4-7 years |
| Kennedy Center Storytime Online |
4-8 years |
| The
Sounds of Speech (video) |
4-8 years |
| Phonemic
Awareness (video) |
4-8 years |
| Chateau
Meddybemps |
4-12 years |
| Retelling
Stories Boosts Kid's Understanding |
5-8 years |
| Hints on How to Read Aloud to a Group |
5-8 years |
| Tips
for Reading to Young, School-Age Children |
5-8 years |
| First Well: An Animated
Children’s story (video) |
5-8 years |
| Deeper
Reading Response: A Template for Teachers |
5- 8 years |
| Reading
Aloud to Build Comprehension: Using a Think-Aloud Technique to Build
Understanding |
5-9 years |
| Vocabulary
(video) |
5-10 years |
| Using
Think-Alouds to Improve Reading Comprehension |
5-10 years |
| Teaching
Vocabulary |
5-10 years |
| Text
Comprehension |
7-10 years |
| Tips
for Reading Aloud with Elementary-School Children |
7-10 years |
| Recommended Titles for Reading Aloud |
5-12 years |
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| Special
Needs |
Age
Level |
| Interactive
Storybook Reading |
0-3 years |
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0-5 years |
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0-6 years |
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0-6 years |
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0-8 years |
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0-8 years |
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1-6 years |
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0-8 years |
| How Can Something as Simple as Reading to a Child Be So Effective? |
0-8 years |
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1 year-Adult |
| Head Start Families Sharing Literature |
3-5 years |
| Guide
for Reviewing Children’s Literature that Includes
People with Disabilities |
3-5 years |
| Reading
To Deaf Children: Bonding, Communication and Literacy Development |
3-5 years |
| Becoming
Bilingual: Facilitating English Literacy Development Using ASL in PreSchool
|
3-6 years |
| Reading
Out Loud |
5-10 years |
| Shared
Reading and Writing With Children Who Are Deaf |
5-8 years |
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