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" 'Emergent literacy' refers to the first signs of abilities and knowledge with
regard to written language, the period between birth and the time when children
conventionally read and write." --Sulzby & Teale, 1991

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What We Know

Age Level:
Teaching Our Youngest 0-6 years
Overview of Learning To Read and Write: Developmentally Appropriate Practices for Young Children 0-8 years
Early Literacy Instruction: Research Applications in the Classroom 0-8 years
Emergent Literacy: What Young Children Can Learn about Reading and Writing Before They Go to School 2-6 years
Stages of Written Language Development 2- 7 years
We Have a Story to Tell: the Pocatello Head Start Journal Writing 3-5 years
new What Works Clearinghouse: Phonological Awareness Training plus Letter Knowledge Training 3-5  years
Getting Ready to Read and Write in Child Care 3-6 years
Questions about Writing Instruction 3-7 years
Literacy-Rich Environments 3-8 years
Emergent Writing, video clip 3-8 years
The Oral to Written Language Continuum (video) 3-8 years
Writing: an Introduction 3-10 years
Children's Development of Emergent Writing 4-6 years
Making Friends with Phonemes 4-7 years
Writing Development of Young Children 4-8 years
Ways Technology Supports Early Literacy 4-12 years
Computers, Kids and Crayons: A Comparative Study of Emergent Writing Behaviors 5-6 years
Invented Spelling and Spelling Development 5-7 years
Spelling: Watch and Learn 5-8 years
Making Writing Instruction Work 5-8 years
What We Know about Writing in the Early Grades, K-2 5- 8 years
Revision in the Writing Process 5- 8 years
Spelling and Handwriting 5- 8 years
Differentiated Instruction for Writing 5-10 years
Computer-Assisted Instruction and Writing 5-10 years
Ten Pointers on Evaluating a Young Child’s Writing 5-10 years
Writing (video) 5-10 years
Spelling (video) 5-10 years
Read, Write, Think Lesson Plan Index 5-18 years

new Teaching Writing (video)

 5-11 years
The Commonwealth of Knowledge, Undergoing a New Design 5-18 years
The Writing Road: Reinvigorate Your Student’s Enthusiasm for Writing 6-10 years
What We Know about Writing in the Intermediate Grades, 3-5 8 – 11 years

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Activities Age Level:
Activities for Reading and Writing Fun: Birth to Preschool 0-3 years
Activities for reading and writing fun 0-5 years
Beginning Reading Instruction: Practical Ideas for Parents 0-7 years
Write and Talk Too 0-8 years
Preschool Literacy Centers 3-5 years
Using Journals in Preschool 3-5 years
Ideas for creating Class books 3-6 years
Written Language: Practical Ideas for Parents 3-7 years
Making the Drawing/Literacy Connection 3-7 years
Activities for Reading and Writing Fun: Preschool- 2nd grade 3-8 years
Writing Leads to Reading 3-8 years
Readquarium 3-8 years
Writing Materials for Children 3-8 years
Let's Write! 3-8 years
Creating a Literacy-Rich Classroom 3-8 years
RIF Story Maker 3-8 years
Tips for Parents to Encourage Writing 3-9 years
Poetry Splatter 3-14 years
How to Teach Name Writing (video)  
Helping Children Learn the Alphabet (audio) 4-6 years
Using Software to Support Children’s Writing 4-8 years
Interactive Writing 5-6 years
Free Reading Lessons: Introduce Writing a Letter 5-6 years
Literacy Zone: Interactive Games 5-7 years
ABC Match 5-7 years
Bembo’s ABC Zoo 5-8 years
Creating Class Rules: A Beginning to Creating Community 5-8 years
Family Message Journals Teach Many Purposes for Writing 5-8 years
Animal Inquiry 5-8 years
Writing and Spelling: Practical Ideas for Parents 5-8 years
Word Walls 5- 8 years
Word Wall Activities 5-9 years
A Handbook of Effective Instruction in Literacy 5-10 years
Literacy Activities and Lesson Ideas 5-10 years
Literacy Activities for Grades K-5th
5-10 years
Graphic Organizer Templates
5-10 years
Writer’s Workshop Helps
5- 10 years
Working with Words Help
5- 10 years
Read, Write, Think: Lesson Plan Index
5-13 years
Comic Creator
5-13 years
Setting the Stage for Student Writers
5-13 years
Read, Write, Think Literacy Activities
5-18 years
Writing Fix for Kids
6-8 years
Writing and Spelling: Practical Ideas for Parents
6-9 years
Online Songs for Learning to Spell
6-10 years
Calculating Reading and Writing Levels
6-10 years
Activities for Reading and Writing Fun: Grades Three through Six
8-12 years

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Special Needs Age Level:
Emergent Literacy: What Young Children Can Learn Before they Go to School 0-5 years
Identifying Risk Factors to Prevent Difficulties 0-8 years
Tips for Parents from Top Researchers 0-8 years
Literacy Resources for Special Needs 0-14 years
Literacy Activities for Children with Special Needs 3-5 years
Becoming Bilingual: Facilitating English Literacy Development Using ASL in PreSchool 3-6 years
new Visual Supports for Writing (video) 3–8  years
Research-Supported Assessment-Intervention Links for Reading and Writing 3-12 years
Literacy Development for AAC Users 3-18 years
Tutorials for Assistive Technology Reading and Writing Products 3-18 years
The Role of Autonomy-Support Versus Control in the Emergent Writing Behaviors of African American Kindergarten Children 5-7 years
Shared Reading and Writing, Directing the Tour Through Text 5-8 years
Integrated Writing Instruction 5-10 years
Children with Reading Disability 5-10 years
Should ESL Student Learn to Write in English? 5-12 years
Accessing Skills Toward Successful Writing Development 5-15 years
Students with Learning Disabilities and Writing 5-18 years
Children’s Writing in ESL 5-10 years
Prevention and Intervention of Writing Difficulties for Students with Learning Disabilities 6-9 years
Teaching Writing to Students with LD 6-10 years
Misunderstood Minds: The Basics of Writing 6-12 years
Spelling and Writing Ideas for Students with Special Needs 7-13 years
Helping Students Who Struggle to Write 7 years & up

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