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Preschools and child care providers are often children's first experience with school. Each plays an important role in preparing children for later success. Find out what preschools and day care centers can do to promote literacy development. For more information, visit our special section on preschool and early literacy for teachers and parents.
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Basics
- Phonemic Activities for the Preschool or Elementary Classroom
- Early Literacy Instruction: Research Applications in the Classroom
- Do Preschoolers Need Academic Content?
- Literacy Milestones: Ages 3-4
- Literacy Milestones: Birth to Age 3
For parents
- Taking Charge of TV
- Phonemic Activities for the Preschool or Elementary Classroom
- Give Your Child a Head Start
For teachers
- Phonemic Activities for the Preschool or Elementary Classroom
- Home Visiting Program Helps Toddlers Fill Learning Gaps
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Milestones
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- Reading Tips for Parents of Babies (in English and Spanish)
- Reading Tips for Parents of Toddlers (in English and Spanish)
- Reading Tips for Parents of Preschoolers (in English and Spanish)
- The Parent-Teacher Conference
- Emergent Readers: Look! That's My Letter!
- Easing into Preschool
- Talking Counts!
- Nursery Rhymes: Not Just for Babies
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Research
- Effects of a Preschool and School-Age Intervention on Adult Health and Well Being: Evidence from the Chicago Longitudinal Study
- The Importance of Play in Promoting Healthy Child Development and Maintaining Strong Parent-Child Bonds
In our LearningStore
- Literacy for Young Children: A Guide for Early Childhood Educators
- Launching Young Readers: Toddling Toward Reading
- Early Literacy in Action: The Language-Focused Curriculum for Preschool
