Websites
Zero to Three Interactive Brain Map
https://www.zerotothree.org/resources/529-baby-brain-map
Frank Porter Graham Connect Module #6
https://www.connectmodules.dec-sped.org/connect-modules/learners/module-6/
CELL – The Center for Early Literacy Learning
http://www.earlyliteracylearning.org
Top 11 Communication Skills (For your Life and Career)
https://novoresume.com/career-blog/communication-skills
CT OEC Supporting All Children Using the CT ELDS: Dual Language Learners
https://www.ctoec.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/CT-ELDS-Supplement-Dual-Language-Learners.pdf
Council for Professional Recognition. (2023, July 28). 10 ways to nurture language and literacy development.
https://www.cdacouncil.org/en/10-ways-to-nurture-language-and-literacy-development/
Early Intervention Clearinghouse. Dual language learners. Illinois Early Intervention Clearinghouse.
https://eiclearinghouse.org/guides/dual-language/
Office of Head Start. (2020). The big 5 for all: Introduction. Early Childhood Learning & Knowledge Center.
https://eclkc.ohs.acf.hhs.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/big5-hits-introduction.pdf
Office of Head Start. Dual language instruction supports young learners. Early Childhood Learning & Knowledge Center.
https://eclkc.ohs.acf.hhs.gov/culture-language/multicultural-principles-early-childhood-leaders/dual-language-instruction-supports-young-learners
Office of Head Start. (2022, December 30). Planned language approach: Phonological awareness. Early Childhood Learning & Knowledge Center.
https://eclkc.ohs.acf.hhs.gov/culture-language/article/planned-language-approach-phonological-awareness
Reading Rockets. (n.d.). Phonological and phonemic awareness.
https://www.readingrockets.org/literacy-home/reading-101-guide-parents/your-pre-kindergarten-child/phonological-and-phonemic
Videos
Serve & Return Interaction Shapes Brain Circuitry
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m_5u8-QSh6A&feature=youtu.be
Dad talking with toddler
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0IaNR8YGdow
The Linguistic Genius of Babies
https://www.ted.com/talks/patricia_kuhl_the_linguistic_genius_of_babies
Eastern CT State University: Videos, Supporting English Language Learners in the Preschool Classroom
https://www.easternct.edu/center-for-early-childhood-education/e-clips/supporting-english-language-learners.html
Talking Matters: Bilingual Language Development and Disorders
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DJVz0rNJ0BA
Articles
NAEYC/IRA Joint Position Statement on Learning to Read and Write
https://www.naeyc.org/sites/default/files/globally-shared/downloads/PDFs/resources/position-statements/PSREAD98.PDF
Mem Fox Read Aloud Commandments
The 10 Read Aloud Commandments - according to Mem Fox
Challenging Common Myths about English Language Learners published by The Foundation for Child Development
https://www.fcd-us.org/assets/2016/04/MythsOfTeachingELLsEspinosa.pdf
Colorin Colorado: Reading 101 for English Language Learners
https://www.colorincolorado.org
Public Schools of North Carolina : What to Look for in a High-Quality, Literacy-Rich, Inclusive Pre-Kindergarten and Kindergarten Learning Environment
Literacy Instruction Standards | NC DPI
Literacy Rich Environments with adaptive materials from Reading Rockets
https://www.readingrockets.org/article/literacy-rich-environments
Young Children (1998) What Early Childhood Educators Need to Know: Developing Effective Programs for Linguistically and Culturally Diverse Children and Families http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/download?doi=10.1.1.621.3677&rep=rep1&type=pdf
Prieto, Beyond the Journal (2009): One Language, Two Languages, Three Languages . . . More?:
https://www.smartbeginningsse.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/esl_infant-toddlers.pdf
Understood.org Understanding Language Disorders
https://www.understood.org/en/learning-thinking-differences/child-learning-disabilities/communication-disorders/understanding-language-disorders
Learning Disabilities Association of America
https://ldaamerica.org/types-of-learning-disabilities/dysgraphia/
Developmental Stages of Writing
https://pdf4pro.com/view/the-developmental-stages-of-writing-uab-603702.html
Dual Language Learners in Early Childhood Settings
http://www.kvccdocs.com/KVCC/2016-Spring/ECE133/Resources/Dual_Language_Learners%20in%20Early%20Care%20and%20Education%20Settings.pdf
Language at Home and in the Community
https://eclkc.ohs.acf.hhs.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/language-home-teachers-eng.pdf
Responsiveness to ALL Children, Families, and Professionals: Integrating Cultural and Linguistic Diversity into Policy and Practice
https://www.decdocs.org/position-statement-family-culture
Audio
Transcription from NPR – Old Fashioned Play Builds Serious Skills
https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=19212514&sc=emaf?storyId=19212514&sc=emaf
Children’s Books
My Brother Charlie by Holly Robinson Peete
Rocky the Raccoon and Other Woodland Friends by Roger Priddy
My Friend Isabelle by Eliza Woloson
I Hate English by Ellen Levine
People by Petere Spier
Smile for Auntie by Diane Paterson
The Listening Walk by Paul Showers
What Do You Do With a Tail Like This? By Steve Jenkins
Pancakes for Breakfast (and other wordless books) by Tomi dePaolo
Toddler video read aloud of Little Pea with CLOZE technique
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0wg017Dc9N0
Video reading of children's books
www.Storylineonline.net
Blogs
Mirtes, C., & Grimone-Hopkins, J. (2024, January 16). Creating a playful, literacy-rich preschool environment. National Association for the Education of Young Children.
https://www.naeyc.org/resources/blog/creating-playful-literacy-rich-preschool-environment
Paths to Literacy. Early literacy and students with multiple disabilities.
https://www.pathstoliteracy.org/early-literacy-and-students-multiple-disabilities/
Additional Resources
Briefs:
Center on Education and Training for Employment. (2021). Early literacy research brief: Supporting early literacy development in young children. The Ohio State University.
https://cete.osu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Early-Literacy-Research-Brief-July-2021.pdf
Guides:
Education Development Center (2019). Supporting emergent bilingual children: A guide for early childhood educators. Education Development Center. https://www.edc.org/sites/default/files/uploads/Supporting-Emergent-Bilingual-Children_English.pdf
Modules:
CONNECT Modules. Module 6: Dialogic reading practices. Division for Early Childhood.
https://connectmodules.dec-sped.org/connect-modules/learners/module-6/