For Other Professionals
Early Literacy Development
Infants, toddlers, and preschoolers learn skills everyday that will help them become readers. It's an exciting and important time of learning! Other related areas include Parent Tips, Preschool and Childcare, and Phonemic Awareness.
Featured partner: Reach Out and Read
Featured video
Our shows on PBS
- Toddling Towards Reading
- The Roots of Reading
- Sounds & Symbols
- Empowering Parents
- Becoming Bilingual
- Reading and the Brain
- A Chance to Read
Professional development webcasts
Activities
- 'Now I Know My ABCs…'
- Speech Sounds: Suggested Activities
- Phonemic Activities for the Preschool or Elementary Classroom
- Meet the Word Families
FAQs
In our LearningStore
- Early Literacy in Action
- Literacy for Young Children
- Launching Young Readers: Toddling Toward Reading
In our blogs
Sound It Out
- A few words about wordless picture books
- Vocabulary, worth talking about
- The power of stories
- Assessing and learning the letters of the alphabet
- Literacy pledge cards for parents
- More...
Page by Page
- Informational picture books in preK
- When is a box not a box?
- Early and often
- Lovely words
- A birthday of note
- More...
Connected: Digital Literacy for Generation Z
Top articles
Basics
- Preschool Language and Literacy Practices
- Speaking Is Natural; Reading and Writing Are Not
- Reading for Information
- Recognition and Response: An Early Intervening System for Young Children At-Risk for Learning Disabilities
- How We Neglect Knowledge and Why
For parents
- Get Ready to Read: Screening Tool
- How Does Your Child Hear and Talk?
- Oral Language: Expanding Your Child's Vocabulary
- Waiting Rarely Works: Late Bloomers Usually Just Wilt
- Ready to Read: Heading for the Classroom
For teachers
- Vocabulary Development with ELLs
- Repeated Interactive Read-Alouds in Preschool and Kindergarten
- Waiting Rarely Works: Late Bloomers Usually Just Wilt
- Phonemic Activities for the Preschool or Elementary Classroom
- Speech Sounds: Assessment Tip
Milestones
Early intervention for LD
- Developmental Delay
- RTI Goes to Pre-K
- Recognition and Response: An Early Intervening System for Young Children At-Risk for Learning Disabilities
Comprehension strategies
Download and print
- Children and Digital Media: Rethinking Parent Roles
- Tips for Teaching Your Child About Phonemes
- Simple Yet Powerful Things to Do While Reading Aloud
- Environmental Print
- Good Night, Sleep Tight: Preschoolers and Sleep
- More...
Research
- Abbott Preschool Program Longitudinal Effects Study: Fifth Grade Follow-Up
- Early Executive Function Predicts Reasoning Development
- Children's Story Retelling as a Literacy and Language Enhancement Strategy
- Effects of Reading to Infants and Toddlers on Their Early Language Development
- Technology in Early Education: Building Platforms for Connections and Content that Strengthen Families and Promote Success in School
- Learning to Read and Write: Developmentally Appropriate Practices for Young Children
