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How to Create a Literate Home Language: English
Publisher: PBS
Description: This Web page is part of the PBS Web site. It has information for parents on how to encourage language and literacy skills in their children. Information for various ages is provided as well as book recommendations and updates on literacy topics.
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International Reading Association Language: English
Publisher: International Reading Association (2010)
Description: The International Reading Association is a professional membership organization dedicated to promoting high levels of literacy for all by improving the quality of reading instruction, disseminating research and information about reading, and encouraging the lifetime reading habit.
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The Center for Children's Books Language: English
Publisher: Publications Office of the Graduate School of Library and Information Science and the University of Illinois Press, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (2010)
Description: This is the Web site of The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books, a children's book review journal for school and public librarians. Many of the articles are available online, including the Bulletin Blue Ribbon book winners.
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The Children's Literature Web Guide Language: English
Publisher: Doucette Library of Teaching Resources - University of Calgary (2010)
Description: This Web site is a thorough guide to Internet resources related to books for Children and Young Adults. Included are sections on award-winning books; resources for parents, teachers, authors, storytellers and illustrators; children's literary organizations on the Web and more.
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A Child Becomes a Reader: Birth through Preschool Language: English
Author: Armbruster, Bonnie
Publisher: National Institute for Literacy (2006)
Description: The information in this booklet comes from many research studies that examined early
literacy development. The reports and books listed at the back of this booklet offer more
research-based information about how children learn to read and write.
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A Child Becomes a Reader: Kindergarten through Grade 3 Language: English
Author: Armbruster, Bonnie
Publisher: National Institute for Literacy (2006)
Description: The information in this booklet comes from many research studies that examined early
literacy development. The reports and books listed at the back of this booklet offer more
research-based information about how children learn to read and write.
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A Window to the World: Promoting Early Language and Literacy Development Language: English
Publisher: Zero to Three (2011)
Description: This brief video created by Zero to Three discusses the importance of early language and literacy development. It shows examples of sharing literacy with infants and toddlers and stresses the importance of providing literacy information and training to parents and caregivers.
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ABC Books for Beginners Language: English
Publisher: Center for Early Literacy Learning (2010)
Description: These newsletters are especially for practitioners of infants and toddlers and includes information on how they can support babies' in their interest of books and reading. It includes activities that caregivers can do with the babies regarding print awareness and reading.
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Alphabet Block Play Language: English
Publisher: Center for Early Literacy Learning (2010)
Description: These newsletters are especially for practitioners of infants and includes information on how they can support babies's in their interest of books and reading. It includes activities that caregivers can do with the babies using ABC blocks.
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American Academy of Pediatrics Literacy Toolkit Language: English
Publisher: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PEDIATRICS (2010)
Description: This is a web-based resource that offers strategies and tools that teachers can use to encourage families to read with their children. The site includes handouts in Spanish and English, information about selecting quality books, book lists, and links to other literacy resources in a variety of languages.
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Becoming Bilingual : The Challenges of Teaching English Language Learners to Read Language: English
Publisher: Public Broadcasting Service (2013)
Description: Acclaimed actress Rita Moreno hosts Becoming Bilingual, a 30-minute PBS program that examines the challenges of teaching children to read in a new language. The show visits six cities across the country to learn about the different ways schools are working to create bilingual readers. Becoming Bilingual is the seventh episode of the award-winning series Launching Young Readers.
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Center for Early Literacy Learning: CELLcasts Language: English
Publisher: Center for Early Literacy Learning (2011)
Description: CELLcasts are audio/video versions of CELL practice guides which are available to view online or download. There are selections focused on infants, toddlers, and preschoolers. Some suggestions include Give Me, Give Me including ideas for encouraging infants to use gestures and movements to ask for what they want or need. Sound Play provides parents with ways to help toddlers develop language skills. Wired To Read teaches parents how to use computer technology to provide young children with early literacy learning opportunities.
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Diaper-Changing Games Language: English
Publisher: Center for Early Literacy Learning (2010)
Description: These newsletters are especially for practitioners of infants and toddlers and includes information on how they can support babies' in their interest of books, reading and language. It includes activities that caregivers can do with the babies.
This practice involves using a routine daily activity to build a child’s skill at listening and interacting with adults — important skills for communication. This is done by playing simple word-and-movement games as part of diaper changing. It includes some ideas you can try to make diaper changing time a fun activity.
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Early Beginnings: Early Literacy Knowledge and Instruction (A Guide for Early Childhood Administrators & Professional Development Providers) Language: English
Publisher: Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (2010)
Description: This publication summarizes the Report of the National Early Literacy Panel and examines the implications of instructional practices used with children and addresses issues of instructional practices for young children so that parents and teachers can better support emerging literacy skills. The National Early Literacy Panel was supported by the National Institute for Literacy, the NICHD, the U.S. Department of Education, and the Office of Head Start to examine the implications of instructional practices used with children from birth through age 5 years.
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Early Language and Literacy Development Language: English
Author: Kupcha, Jaclyn
Publisher: Zero to Three (2010)
Description: This policy brief discusses positive early language and literacy development that can give children a window to the world, helping to ensure that each child can seize his or her potential for future success. Policy recommendations are included.
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Early Learning Environment (Ele) at the Fred Rogers Center Language: English
Publisher: Fred Rogers Center Early Learning Environment (2010)
Description: The Fred Rogers Center Early Learning Environment's (Ele) mission is to advance the fields of early learning and children’s media by acting as a catalyst for communication, collaboration, and creative change. It brings together many of the best free trusted materials from around the web, including videos, games, ebooks, music and other interactive tools. Ele also provides a platform to connect and discuss with others who care about issues affecting young children.
Ele encourages caregivers to treat media more like they would treat a book: as a chance to sit with a child, share time together, and talk about what children are seeing and hearing. In this way, media and technology can be motivating, interesting, and helpful tools. Used properly, they can spur conversation and encourage children’s interaction with their peers and with the caring adults in their lives. Ele suggests ways to develop such healthy media habits.
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Enhancing Teaching Practices to Improve Language and Literacy Skills for Latino Dual-Language Learners Language: English
Publisher: Frank Potter Graham Child Development Institute at UNC at Chapel Hill (Nov 2010)
Description: This news brief discusses teaching practices to improve language and literacy skills for latino dual-language learners.
The Nuestros Niños Early Language and Literacy Project at FPG developed and tested an intervention to improve language and literacy teaching practices for young DLLs. The team developed a professional development intervention based on the best available research on effective teaching practices that promote language and literacy skills in pre-k children, and especially those who are DLLs.
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Everyday Infant Fingerplays Language: English
Publisher: Center for Early Literacy Learning (2010)
Description: These newsletters are especially for practitioners of infants and toddlers and includes information on how they can support babies' in their interest of books, reading and language. It includes activities that caregivers can do with the babies.
Baby games that combine simple, rhyming phrases and interesting movements help infants become familiar with the meanings of sounds and words.
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Facts About Reading Aloud Language: English
Publisher: Reading Rockets (2012)
Description: Reading to young children promotes language acquisition and literacy development and, later on, achievement in reading comprehension and overall success in school.
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Fingerplays and Songs for Child Care
Language: English
Publisher: eXtension (2012)
Description: The eXtension Alliance for Better Child Care database of fingerplays and songs is available for those interested in using them in their work with children. Search by title or subject.
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First Picture Books Language: English
Publisher: Center for Early Literacy Learning (2010)
Description: These newsletters are especially for practitioners of infants and toddlers and includes information on how they can support babies' in their interest of books and reading. It includes activities that caregivers can do with the babies regarding print awareness and reading.
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First Word Books Language: English
Publisher: Center for Early Literacy Learning (2010)
Description: These newsletters are especially for practitioners of infants and toddlers and includes information on how they can support babies' in their interest of books and reading. It includes activities that caregivers can do with the babies regarding print awareness and reading.
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Games Babies Play Language: English
Publisher: Center for Early Literacy Learning (2010)
Description: These newsletters are especially for practitioners of infants and toddlers and includes information on how they can support babies' in their interest of books, reading and language. It includes activities that caregivers can do with the babies.
Made-up lap games can be just as much fun as “tried-and-tested” games. This practice guide includes an example of a game played by a child care teacher whose infant had just learned to reach for things. The description will give you some ideas about lap games you can play with the children with whom you work
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Getting Kids Involved: Creating Opportunities for Learning (video) Language: English
Publisher: Center for Early Literacy Learning (2011)
Description: This video introduces and illustrates many ways in which adaptations within the home or classroom can promote the active involvement of infants, toddlers, and preschoolers with disabilities in everyday literacy activities.
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Getting Ready for Kindergarten: What Parents Can Do Language: Spanish, Korean, French, Chinese, English
Publisher: Montgomery County Public Schools (2007)
Description: This 2 page fact sheet offers tips for parents to help get their children ready for kindergarten.
Parents are their children's first teachers. Getting Ready for Kindergarten: What Parents Can Do is a resource that provides parents with suggestions for simple activities that parents and children can do together to develop children's oral language and foundational reading skills.
It is available as PDFs in English, Chinese, French, Korean, Spanish, and Vietnamese.
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Infant Lap Games Language: English
Publisher: Center for Early Literacy Learning (2010)
Description: These newsletters are especially for practitioners of infants and toddlers and includes information on how they can support babies' in their interest of books, reading and language. It includes activities that caregivers can do with the babies. Both familiar and made-up lap games introduce infants to the wonderful world of playful interaction with others. These games develop a child’s emerging understanding of how to play with others and get someone to do something fun and interesting.
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Infant Nursery Rhymes Language: English
Publisher: Center for Early Literacy Learning (2010)
Description: These newsletters are especially for practitioners of infants and toddlers and includes information on how they can support babies' in their interest of books, reading and language. It includes activities that caregivers can do with the babies.
This practice guide includes nursery rhymes that are likely to be especially engaging and entertaining to infants and young children. Repeating nursery rhymes is one way you can help infants learn about sounds, words, and simple stories.
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Infant Nursery Rhymes and Fingerplays Language: English
Publisher: Center for Early Literacy Learning (2010)
Description: These newsletters are especially for practitioners of infants and toddlers and includes information on how they can support babies' in their interest of books, reading and language. It includes activities that caregivers can do with the babies.
This practice involves using a routine daily activity to build a child’s skill at listening and interacting with adults — important skills for communication. This is done by playing simple word-and-movement games as part of diaper changing. It includes some ideas you can try to make diaper changing time a fun activity.
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Infant Nursery Rhymes and Fingerplays Language: English
Publisher: Center for Early Literacy Learning (2010)
Description: These newsletters are especially for practitioners of infants and toddlers and includes information on how they can support babies' in their interest of books, reading and language. It includes activities that caregivers can do with the babies.
Games that include rhymes and other repetitions help infants become familiar with sounds and words. This practice guide includes ways you can use fingerplays and nursery rhymes to help infants become “talkers.
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Infant Scribbling Activities Language: English
Publisher: Center for Early Literacy Learning (2010)
Description: These newsletters are especially for practitioners of infants and toddlers and includes information on how they can support babies' in their interest of books and reading. It includes activities that caregivers can do with the babies regarding print awareness and reading. This practice guide includes ideas for helping infants develop the building blocks for beginning writing.
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Infants and Toddlers - Developing More Than One Language
Language: English
Author: Hanna, Janet
Publisher: University of Nebraska-Lincoln (May 2005)
Description: This article provides strategies to support beginning language and literacy for children learning more than one language.
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Infants Sound Awareness Language: English
Publisher: Center for Early Literacy Learning (2010)
Description: These newsletters are especially for practitioners of infants and toddlers and includes information on how they can support babies' in their care. These practice guides illustrate ways that practitioners can promote infants abilities to listen and notice different sounds.
Newsletter topics include Infant Lap Games, More Infant Lap Games, Games Babies Play, Diaper-Changing Games, Infant Nursery Rhymes and Fingerplays, Nursery Rhymes for Play and Learning, Everyday Infant Fingerplays, and Infant Nursery Rhymes. This link includes all the newsletters together but they can also be downloaded individually at http://www.earlyliteracylearning.org/pgpracts.php#infants.
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Launching Young Readers: A PBS series for parents and educators
Language: English
Publisher: Public Broadcasting Service (2010)
Description: Launching Young Readers is a public television series designed for teachers, parents, caregivers, and anyone else interested in helping children learn to read. Based on the latest research findings, the series consists of 30-minute television programs that explore the stages of reading that every child goes through. The programs feature the country's top reading experts, look at different reading strategies, provide practical advice for parents, and interweave the personal stories of children, families, and teachers.
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Learning to Read and Write Begins at Birth Language: Spanish, English
Publisher: Child Care Aware (2010)
Description: This brochure from Child Care Aware provides information for parents about how children learn to read and how to provide support for them. It provides checklists of things you can do to help your child learn to read, from babies to preschoolers.
It is also available in Spanish at
http://greatstartforkids.org/sites/default/files/file/EarlyLiteracy_Spanish_NEW.pdf.
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Learning to Read: Developing 0-8 Information Systems to Improve Third Grade Reading Proficiency Language: English
Author: Bruner, Charles
Publisher: Child & Family Policy Center (August 2010)
Description: The primary purpose of the Resource Guide is to provide leaders in the early childhood (0-8) field with an introduction to current resources and best practices across the country in developing such information systems. The Resource Guide itself provides an overall narrative that describes the importance of third grade reading and the need for a 0-8 approach to achieving it and then outlines major resources and best practices in developing the information systems needed to achieve that end.
While not exhaustive of all resources available, the Resource Guide draws upon the author’s cross-cutting work and experiences that has included involvement in many of the initiatives cited and recognized that there is synergy in combining the collective wisdom from this work.
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Let Little Fingers Do the Drawing Language: English
Publisher: Center for Early Literacy Learning (2010)
Description: These newsletters are especially for practitioners of infants and toddlers and includes information on how they can support babies' in their interest of books and reading. It includes activities that caregivers can do with the babies regarding print awareness and reading. This practice guide includes ideas for helping infants develop the building blocks for beginning writing.
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Literacy-Rich Experiences for Infants Language: English
Publisher: Center for Early Literacy Learning (2010)
Description: These Literacy-Rich Experiences newsletters are especially for practitioners working with infants and toddlers. These practice guides illustrate ways that practitioners can arrange environments and provide activities in order to encourage infants to listen, communicate, and begin to develop the skills that are the building blocks for early literacy.
Titles include: Literacy-Rich Classroom and Community Activities, Literacy-Rich Word Activities, Literacy-Rich Outings, and Literacy-Rich Home Activities.
All 4 can be downloaded together at this URL or separately at http://www.earlyliteracylearning.org/pgpracts.php.
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More Infant Lap Games Language: English
Publisher: Center for Early Literacy Learning (2010)
Description: These newsletters are especially for practitioners of infants and toddlers and includes information on how they can support babies' in their interest of books, reading and language. It includes activities that caregivers can do with the babies. Both familiar and made-up lap games introduce infants to the wonderful world of playful interaction with others. These games develop a child’s emerging understanding of how to play with others and get someone to do something fun and interesting.
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Multilingual Living Language: English, Spanish
Publisher: Multilingual Living (2010)
Description: Multilingual Living is a blog about raising bilingual children, with texts submitted by readers. There are many useful ideas and recommendations of textbooks, reading materials and more. For example, there is an idea by one of the readers about making up stories while listening to music in the car. The story can be in any language!
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Nursery Rhymes for Play and Learning Language: English
Publisher: Center for Early Literacy Learning (2010)
Description: These newsletters are especially for practitioners of infants and toddlers and includes information on how they can support babies' in their interest of books, reading and language. It includes activities that caregivers can do with the babies.
Nursery rhymes that include repetitious sounds accompanied by adult hand movements often have tremendous child entertainment value! Rhymes can be used to provide infants opportunities to listen to and hear sounds that are similar and different
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Preparing Young Latino Children for School Success: Best Practices in Language Instruction Language: English
Author: Beltran, Erika
Publisher: National Council of La Raza (Aug 2012)
Description: This policy brief highlights the importance of intentional language instruction for Hispanic children, particularly ELLs, highlights a best practice in the field, and concludes with policy recommendations for bringing successful programs to scale.
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Promoting Language and Literacy Skills in Children with Down Syndrome Language: English
Publisher: Frank Potter Graham Child Development Institute at UNC at Chapel Hill (June 2010)
Description: This news brief discusses recommendations to improve language and literacy skills in children with down syndrome.
FPG investigators reviewed the existing literature on language skills of individuals with Down syndrome and factors that may influence language development. Based on this review, FPG published recommendations that emphasize the importance of early and continued language and literacy interventions.
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Put Reading First: Parent Guide (La Lectura es lo Primero: Como ayudar a su hijo a aprender a leer: Una Guía para padres de familia) Language: Spanish
Publisher: National Institute for Literacy (January 2002)
Description: Provides a quick overview of the findings of the National Reading Panel and gives ideas for what to expect from a school's reading program based on evidence from the research (preschool through grade three).
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Reading Aloud Language: English
Publisher: Reading Rockets (2012)
Description: Recently, several researchers published work that helps us understand that very simple, small actions during reading aloud can have a big impact on what a child takes away from sharing a book with an adult. Suggestions on what to do are included.
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Recommended Books for Kids Language: English
Publisher: Reading Rockets (2012)
Description: Themed booklists compiled for children reading. These books are for kids up to 9 years old, focus on new titles, and emphasize quality.
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Repeated Storytelling Language: English
Publisher: Center for Early Literacy Learning (2010)
Description: These newsletters are especially for practitioners of infants and toddlers and includes information on how they can support babies' in their interest of books and reading. It includes activities that caregivers can do with the babies regarding print awareness and reading.
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Scribbling and Drawing: Infant Finger Drawing Language: English
Publisher: Center for Early Literacy Learning (2010)
Description: These newsletters are especially for parents of infants and includes information on how parents can support babies's in their interest in pre-writing skills. It includes activities that parents can do with their babies and suggestions to evaluate if the practices have worked to improve babies's skills.
This handout is filled with ideas for helping your baby learn pre-writing skills.
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Scribbling and Drawing: Scribble Scribble Language: English
Publisher: Center for Early Literacy Learning (2010)
Description: These newsletters are especially for parents of infants and includes information on how parents can support babies's in their interest in pre-writing skills. It includes activities that parents can do with their babies and suggestions to evaluate if the practices have worked to improve babies's skills.
About the same time infants use a spoon to eat, they often show an interest in trying to use crayons. Babies often become fascinated with writing instruments and how to mark and scribble with them.
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Shining Stars: First Graders Learn to Read Language: English
Publisher: Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (2006)
Description: This brief booklet suggests ways parents can help their first grader learn to read. The publication was created as part of the Partnership for Reading, a collaborative effort by the National Institute for Literacy, the U.S. Department of Education, and the NICHD to bring the findings of evidence-based reading research to those with an interest in helping all people learn to read well.
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Shining Stars: Kindergartners Learn to Read Language: English
Publisher: Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (2006)
Description: This brief booklet suggests ways parents can help their kindergartner learn to read. The publication was created as part of the Partnership for Reading, a collaborative effort by the National Institute for Literacy, the U.S. Department of Education, and the NICHD to bring the findings of evidence-based reading research to those with an interest in helping all people learn to read well.
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Shining Stars: Preschoolers Get Ready to Read Language: English
Publisher: Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (2007)
Description: This brief booklet suggests ways parents can help their preschooler prepare to learn to read. The publication was created as part of the Partnership for Reading, a collaborative effort by the National Institute for Literacy, the U.S. Department of Education, and the NICHD to bring the findings of evidence-based reading research to those with an interest in helping all people learn to read well.
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Shining Stars: Second and Third Graders Learn to Read Language: English
Publisher: Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (2006)
Description: This brief booklet suggests ways parents can help their second and third graders learn to read. The publication was created as part of the Partnership for Reading, a collaborative effort by the National Institute for Literacy, the U.S. Department of Education, and the NICHD to bring the findings of evidence-based reading research to those with an interest in helping all people learn to read well.
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Shining Stars: Toddlers Get Ready to Read Language: English
Publisher: Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (2007)
Description: This brief booklet suggests ways parents can help their toddler prepare to learn to read. The publication was created as part of the Partnership for Reading, a collaborative effort by the National Institute for Literacy, the U.S. Department of Education, and the NICHD to bring the findings of evidence-based reading research to those with an interest in helping all people learn to read well.
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Simple Yet Powerful Things to Do While Reading Aloud Language: English
Publisher: Reading Rockets (2012)
Description: Recently, several researchers published work that helps us understand that very simple, small actions during reading aloud can have a big impact on what a child takes away from sharing a book with an adult. Suggestions on what to do are included.
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Small Talk- Engaging Children Who Have Communication Needs Language: English
Author: Bunce, Jan
Publisher: High/Scope Educational Research Foundation (September 2001)
Description: This article discusses ways of engaging children who have communication needs in conversation, and supporting the children's language. The authors make suggestions for encouraging natural conversation, "talking" for children, using concrete objects, using plenty of repetition, and communicating in the context of trusting relationships.
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Spanglish Baby Language: English, Spanish
Publisher: spanglishbaby.com (2010)
Description: The Spanglish Baby is a website about raising bilingual children in Spanish and English. It is full of useful information. For example, a recent post by Monica Olivera Hazelton shared ways she is passing on her Latino heritage to her children, teaching them Spanish, and the method she is using to pass is to incorporate bilingual and bicultural children’s literature into their routine. She describes her preferences and how she uses the materials. Olivera Hazelton’s example is at http://www.spanglishbaby.com/2009/04/use-bilingual-and-bicultural-literature-to-enhance-language-learning/.
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Stories and Listening: Baby’s First ABC Book Language: English
Publisher: Center for Early Literacy Learning (2010)
Description: These newsletters are especially for parents of infants and includes information on how parents can support babies's in their interest of books and reading. It includes activities that parents can do with their babies and suggestions to evaluate if the practices have worked to improve babies's skills.
The topic is store-bought or homemade ABC books to involve their babies in learning to enjoy stories.
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Stories and Listening: Baby’s First Picture Books Language: English
Publisher: Center for Early Literacy Learning (2010)
Description: These newsletters are especially for parents of infants and includes information on how parents can support babies's in their interest of books and reading. It includes activities that parents can do with their babies and suggestions to evaluate if the practices have worked to improve babies's skills.
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Stories and Listening: Baby’s First Word Books Language: English
Publisher: Center for Early Literacy Learning (2010)
Description: These newsletters are especially for parents of infants and includes information on how parents can support babies's in their interest of books and reading. It includes activities that parents can do with their babies and suggestions to evaluate if the practices have worked to improve babies's skills.
The topic is baby's first word books, connecting pictures with words.
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Stories and Listening: Tell Me More, Tell Me More Language: English
Publisher: Center for Early Literacy Learning (2010)
Description: These newsletters are especially for parents of infants and includes information on how parents can support babies's in their interest of books and reading. It includes activities that parents can do with their babies and suggestions to evaluate if the practices have worked to improve babies's skills.
The topic is baby's first stories and how they love to hear the same stories again and again.
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Stories and Listening: The Right Touch Language: English
Publisher: Center for Early Literacy Learning (2010)
Description: These newsletters are especially for parents of infants and includes information on how parents can support babies's in their interest of books and reading. It includes activities that parents can do with their babies and suggestions to evaluate if the practices have worked to improve babies's skills.
The topic is touch-and-feel books to involve an infant in looking at, touching, and exploring books.
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Talking to Children: Why Some Mothers Do It More Language: English
Publisher: Frank Potter Graham Child Development Institute at UNC at Chapel Hill (May 2008)
Description: Research shows that from a very young age, children are influenced by the manner in which their mothers verbally interact with them. An Frank Porter Graham study
published in the May/June 2008 issue of The Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology, examines how mother and child characteristics might influence the way mothers talk to their infants.
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The Magic in Books - How to Read With Children
Language: English
Author: Weigel, Dan
Publisher: University of Nevada Cooperative Extension (May 2008)
Description: This fact sheet provides information to parents or caregivers on how to read to children. It gives suggestions on choosing books, reading aloud, asking questions, and following up after the story.
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The Role of Children’s Interests in Early Literacy and Language Development Language: English
Author: Dunst, Carl
Publisher: Center for Early Literacy Learning (2011)
Description: The Center for Early Literacy Learning (CELL) has published a meta-analysis examining the relationship between variations of young children’s personal and situational interests and their early literacy and language abilities.
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The Vital Role of Early Childhood Teachers in Children’s Literacy and Language Development
Language: English
Author: Weigel, Dan
Publisher: University of Nevada Cooperative Extension (2007)
Description: This bulletin reports on the Foundations of Literacy Study conducted by the University of Nevada, Reno. The purpose was to identify the key aspects of the home and child care settings that most strongly foster young children’s literacy and language skills. The study is explained and the results provided.
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Touch-and-Feel Books Language: English
Publisher: Center for Early Literacy Learning (2010)
Description: These newsletters are especially for practitioners of infants and toddlers and includes information on how they can support babies' in their interest of books and reading. It includes activities that caregivers can do with the babies regarding print awareness and reading.
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Traveling Light: Family Language Fun to Go
Language: English
Author: Gnatuk, Carole
Publisher: Kentucky Cooperative Extension (2012)
Description: In todays busy hectic family life of sports, meetings, and hobbies, it can be difficult to find time to connect with your children. The Traveling Light web-based program provides parents with language activities that can be done during the daily commute or during longer trips where the family is in a tight space for a long period of time, giving families opportunities for conversation and keeping the family connected through language.
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Understanding Your Child’s Behavior: Reading Your Child’s Cues from Birth to Age Two Language: English
Publisher: The Center on the Social and Emotional Foundations for Early Learning (2010)
Description: The Center on the Social and Emotional Foundations for Early Learning (CSEFEL) has released a new resource to help parents better understand their children’s behavior cues and respond in ways that support healthy social and communication development.
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Writing Development: One child's journey from scribbles to stories Language: English
Publisher: PBS Parents (2010)
Description: This update presents annotated writing samples by a child from age 18 months to third grade. The writing samples show how a typical child's writing develops from babyhood through third grade.
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Professional Development
Parenting and Literacy for Success (P.L.S.)
Language: English
Author: Bixler, Michaelyn
Publisher: University of Nevada Cooperative Extension (2007)
Description: The Parenting and Literacy for Success program (P.L.S.) is a fun and easy program that provides parents with valuable literacy tools they can use during and after attending the P.L.S. program. The program targets parents with limited resources who have preschoolers 3 to 5 1/2 years old. It is a family literacy program whose main goal is to introduce parents to the pre-kindergarten standards and help them teach their preschoolers pre-kindergarten concepts in math, science, reading and other areas which can prepare them for kindergarten success.
The P.L.S program combines the reading of four specially selected children’s books with hands-on activities that reinforces these pre-kindergarten concepts introduced in the book. These workshop activities prepare the parents to extend these new skills from classroom to home. Each book focuses on different pre-kindergarten concepts.
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Programming Resource
Children's Book Council Language: English
Publisher: Children's Book Council (2011)
Description: The Children’s Book Council (CBC) is a non-profit trade organization dedicated to encouraging literacy and the use and enjoyment of children’s books, and is the official sponsor of Young People’s Poetry Week and Children’s Book Week each year. The Council’s Members include U.S. publishers and packagers of trade books for children and young adults.
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English Language Learners: Boosting Academic Achievement Language: English
Author: Connell, Christopher
Publisher: American Educational Research Association (Winter 2004)
Description: This article gives suggestions on important steps for teaching English literacy to English language leaners.
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Family FUNdamentals for Summer Learning: Grade 1 to Grade 2 Language: English
Publisher: Michigan Department of Education (May 2003)
Description: This literacy curriculum contains ideas and activities that parents and child care programs can use when working with preschool age children. The activities are easy to do and there are tips for the adults, along with extension ideas. They discuss “What does it take to become a reader” and provide additional resources for those looking for additional activities and ideas. This version focuses on children 1st to 2nd grade. Additional resources at http://www.michigan.gov/greatstart/0,1607,7-197-27384-69358--,00.html.
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Family FUNdamentals for Summer Learning: Grade 2 to Grade 3 Language: English
Publisher: Michigan Department of Education (May 2003)
Description: This literacy curriculum contains ideas and activities that parents and child care programs can use when working with preschool age children. The activities are easy to do and there are tips for the adults, along with extension ideas. They discuss “What does it take to become a reader” and provide additional resources for those looking for additional activities and ideas. This version focuses on children in 2nd to 3rd grade. Additional resources at http://www.michigan.gov/greatstart/0,1607,7-197-27384-69358--,00.html.
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Family FUNdamentals for Summer Learning: K to Grade 1 Language: English
Publisher: Michigan Department of Education (May 2003)
Description: This literacy curriculum contains ideas and activities that parents and child care programs can use when working with preschool age children. The activities are easy to do and there are tips for the adults, along with extension ideas. They discuss “What does it take to become a reader” and provide additional resources for those looking for additional activities and ideas. This version focuses on children K to 1st grade. Additional resources at http://www.michigan.gov/greatstart/0,1607,7-197-27384-69358--,00.html.
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Family FUNdamentals for Summer Learning: Pre-K to K Language: English
Publisher: Michigan Department of Education (May 2003)
Description: This literacy curriculum contains ideas and activities that parents and child care programs can use when working with preschool age children. The activities are easy to do and there are tips for the adults, along with extension ideas. They discuss “What does it take to become a reader” and provide additional resources for those looking for additional activities and ideas. This version focuses on children ages 3-5. Additional resources at http://www.michigan.gov/greatstart/0,1607,7-197-27384-69358--,00.html.
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Helping Children Express Their Wants and Needs Language: Spanish, English
Publisher: Center on the Social and Emotional Foundations for Early Learning (May 2003)
Description: Communication is the process of exchanging meaning between
individuals by talking or using body language, gestures (pointing, reaching, or giving), facial expressions, joint attention (sharing attention, directing the attention of another person, or following the attention of another person), and vocalizations (grunts and cries). Children need to communicate to get materials, activities, attention, or assistance from others. This brief discusses some of the ways this can be achieved in the classroom environment.
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Implications of Brain Development Research for Even Start Family Literacy Programs Language: English
Author: Logue, Mary
Publisher: Office of Compensatory Education Washington, DC (January 01 2000)
Description: Even Start is a federally funded program addressing the literacy needs of children and parents by offering parenting education, early childhood education, parent and child together time, and adult education. Noting that recent research on brain development and learning prompts a reexamination of beliefs and practices related to child rearing, teaching, and learning, this article provides information on brain development research and explores the implications for Even Start programs.
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Improving Early Literacy Skills to Reduce Special Education Referrals Language: English
Author: Lynn, Dane
Publisher: National Governors (February 2001)
Description: This report suggests ways to lessen the referrals for special education by increasing literacy. It suggests making state reading standards correspond with current research about reading growth from kindergarten through grade three; improving teachers' reading preparation; etc.
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Motheread, Inc. Language: English
Publisher: Motheread, Inc (2011)
Description: This is the Web site of Motheread, a non-profit organization whose goal is to integrate literature-based curriculum and training into already established literacy and family development programs. They have developed a number of curricula for working with specific populations.
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Put Reading First: Helping Your Child Learn to Read: A Parent Guide: Preschool Through Grade 3 Language: Spanish, English
Publisher: National Institute for Literacy (January 2002)
Description: These brochures provide parents with ways to help their children learn to read, and enjoy to read. Also available in Spanish at http://www.edpubs.gov/document/ed001975h.pdf?ck=312.
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Reading Wizards 1
Language: English
Author: Perkins, Daniel
Publisher: Penn State Cooperative Extension (2001)
Description: This brochure is the first in a six-part series for parents about reading with children. The series is based on the Harry Potter books by J.K. Rowling and offers activities and suggestions for parents. Tips for reading aloud and possible discussion questions are included in this publication. For an index of the entire series visit http://agexted.cas.psu.edu/fcs/dp/Wizard.html.
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Reading Wizards 2
Language: English
Author: Perkins, Daniel
Publisher: Penn State Cooperative Extension (2001)
Description: This brochure is the second in a six-part series for parents about reading with children. The series is based on the Harry Potter books by J.K. Rowling and offers activities and suggestions for parents. Suggestions of non-fiction subjects to explore with your child are included in this publication. For an index of the entire series visit http://agexted.cas.psu.edu/fcs/dp/Wizard.html.
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Reading Wizards 3
Language: English
Author: Perkins, Daniel
Publisher: Penn State Cooperative Extension (2001)
Description: This brochure is the third in a six-part series for parents about reading with children. The series is based on the Harry Potter books by J.K. Rowling and offers activities and suggestions for parents. Creative activites to do with your child are included in this publication. For an index of the entire series visit http://agexted.cas.psu.edu/fcs/dp/Wizard.html.
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Reading Wizards 4
Language: English
Author: Perkins, Daniel
Publisher: Penn State Cooperative Extension (2001)
Description: This brochure is the fourth in a six-part series for parents about reading with children. The series is based on the Harry Potter books by J.K. Rowling and offers activities and suggestions for parents. More creative activites to do with your child are included in this publication. For an index of the entire series visit http://agexted.cas.psu.edu/fcs/dp/Wizard.html.
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Reading Wizards 5
Language: English
Author: Perkins, Daniel
Publisher: Penn State Cooperative Extension (2001)
Description: This brochure is the fifth in a six-part series for parents about reading with children. The series is based on the Harry Potter books by J.K. Rowling and offers activities and suggestions for parents. Creative writing activites to do with your child are included in this publication. For an index of the entire series visit http://agexted.cas.psu.edu/fcs/dp/Wizard.html.
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Reading Wizards 6
Language: English
Author: Perkins, Daniel
Publisher: Penn State Cooperative Extension (2001)
Description: This brochure is the final publication in a six-part series for parents about reading with children. The series is based on the Harry Potter books by J.K. Rowling and offers activities and suggestions for parents. Information on how to create a home environment that encourages reading and other books to read are included in this publication. For an index of the entire series visit http://agexted.cas.psu.edu/fcs/dp/Wizard.html.
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Reading Wizards A (Early Childhood)
Language: English
Author: Perkins, Daniel
Publisher: Penn State Cooperative Extension (2001)
Description: Reading Wizards: Parents & Children Reading Together, parts A through D, is a series of four bulletins on reading with younger children. These bulletins, based on the Dr. Seuss books, are designed for parents of children as young as two. The bulletins will include tips on how to make the most of reading time with your children, as well as activities for you and your child to do together.
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Reading Wizards B (Early Childhood)
Language: English
Author: Perkins, Daniel
Publisher: Penn State Cooperative Extension (2001)
Description: Reading Wizards: Parents & Children Reading Together, parts A through D, is a series of four bulletins on reading with younger children. These bulletins, based on the Dr. Seuss books, are designed for parents of children as young as two. The bulletins will include tips on how to make the most of reading time with your children, as well as activities for you and your child to do together. Part B.
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Reading Wizards C (Early Childhood)
Language: English
Author: Perkins, Daniel
Publisher: Penn State Cooperative Extension (2001)
Description: Reading Wizards: Parents & Children Reading Together, parts A through D, is a series of four bulletins on reading with younger children. These bulletins, based on the Dr. Seuss books, are designed for parents of children as young as two. The bulletins will include tips on how to make the most of reading time with your children, as well as activities for you and your child to do together. Part C.
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Reading Wizards D (Early Childhood)
Language: English
Author: Perkins, Daniel
Publisher: Penn State Cooperative Extension (2001)
Description: Reading Wizards: Parents & Children Reading Together, parts A through D, is a series of four bulletins on reading with younger children. These bulletins, based on the Dr. Seuss books, are designed for parents of children as young as two. The bulletins will include tips on how to make the most of reading time with your children, as well as activities for you and your child to do together. Part D.
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Small Talk- Engaging Children Who Have Communication Needs Language: English
Author: Bunce, Jan
Publisher: High/Scope Educational Research Foundation (September 2001)
Description: This article discusses ways of engaging children who have communication needs in conversation, and supporting the children's language. The authors make suggestions for encouraging natural conversation, "talking" for children, using concrete objects, using plenty of repetition, and communicating in the context of trusting relationships.
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Start Early Finish Strong: How to Help Every Child Become a Reader Language: English
Author: Collins, Raymond
Publisher: U. S. Department of Education America Reads Challenge (July 1999)
Description: This book suggests that, powered by the dynamics of the economy, the reading crusade of Americans, a blueprint for action, and unprecedented momentum, a significant reading breakthrough in reading achievement is within reach in the United States. By "starting early," the roots of reading take hold well before children go to school; and by "finishing strong," schools alone cannot do the job of teaching children to read--parents must stay involved, the community must help, and nothing is more important than a highly skilled, well-prepared teacher. After an executive summary that discuses how to help every child become a reader, and an introduction that addresses the "right kind of reading war," chapters in the book are: (1) Raising Readers: The Tremendous Potential of Families; (2) Ready to Read: Building Skills through Early Care and Education; (3) Read to Succeed: How Schools Can Help Every Child become a Reader; and (4) Every Child a Reader: How Citizens, Public Leaders, and Communities Can Help. Contains approximately 150 references; appendixes contain a 28-item annotated list of reading resources, and summaries of recent state laws on reading for children in grade 3 and younger.
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Teaching Our Youngest: A Guide for Preschool Teachers and Child-Care and Family Providers Language: English
Publisher: Early Childhood-Head Start Task Force (January 2002)
Description: This guide is for early childhood caregivers or teachers. This booklet is for preschool teachers, and child care and family providers. The booklet is drawn from scientifically based research about how you can help children develop their language abilities, increase their knowledge, become familiar with books and other printed materials, learn letters and sounds, recognize numbers, and learn to count. This guide will help you to plan and use experiences for children that will help them learn.
It is available to download as a pdf or to look at specific chapters online at http://www.ed.gov/teachers/how/early/teachingouryoungest/index.html. Bookmarks are also available to download at this link, in English and Spanish.
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What Works: An Introductory Teacher Guide for Early Language and Emergent Literacy Instruction
Language: English
Author: Bell, Donna
Publisher: National Center for Family Literacy (2009)
Description: Based on the work reported in c, this guide describes ways teachers can use the research effectively for early childhood instruction, assessment, choosing curriculum, and helping parents better support their young children’s language and literacy learning.
The Early Literacy Initiative is a project developed and implemented by the National Center for Family Literacy (NCFL) with generous support from the Dollar General Literacy Foundation.
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Where We Stand: Learning to Read and Write Language: Spanish, English
Publisher: National Association for the Education of Young Children (2009)
Description: This NAEYC news brief discusses policies and resources that need to be provided in order to support children as they learn to read and write. To reach these outcomes, teaching practices must be appropriate and effective for young children, not just adaptations of what may work in the later grades. These practices must respond to young children’s changing developmental characteristics as well as to their culture, language, and individual learning needs. Teachers must be prepared to implement varied, research-based teaching methods that will help all young children gain competence in language and literacy.
Available in Spanish also at http://www.naeyc.org/files/naeyc/file/positions/WWSSLearningToReadAndWriteSpanish.pdf.
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Word Play All Day — Early Literacy in Action Language: English
Publisher: University of Maine (Sept 2011)
Description: This tip sheet, part of the Growing Ideas Toolkit, discusses the importance of early literacy. Explanations are included about oral language, print awareness, phonological awareness, and alphabet knowledge and writing. Suggestions on how the staff can support early literacy is included.
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Enhancing Teaching Practices to Improve Language and Literacy Skills for Latino Dual-Language Learners Language: English
Publisher: Frank Potter Graham Child Development Institute at UNC at Chapel Hill (Nov 2010)
Description: This news brief discusses teaching practices to improve language and literacy skills for latino dual-language learners.
The Nuestros Niños Early Language and Literacy Project at FPG developed and tested an intervention to improve language and literacy teaching practices for young DLLs. The team developed a professional development intervention based on the best available research on effective teaching practices that promote language and literacy skills in pre-k children, and especially those who are DLLs.
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Promoting Language and Literacy Skills in Children with Down Syndrome Language: English
Publisher: Frank Potter Graham Child Development Institute at UNC at Chapel Hill (June 2010)
Description: This news brief discusses recommendations to improve language and literacy skills in children with down syndrome.
FPG investigators reviewed the existing literature on language skills of individuals with Down syndrome and factors that may influence language development. Based on this review, FPG published recommendations that emphasize the importance of early and continued language and literacy interventions.
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