Keyword: Early Literacy | Illinois Early Learning Project

ABC Day

Learning at Home Activities

child with mother in garden

The Power of Open-Ended Questions

Blogs, Learning and Growing Together

teacher helping student at table

Maybe We Can Make a Road!

Benchmark Videos

Resources to Help Serve Dual Language Learners (DLLs)

Resources to Help Serve Dual Language Learners (DLLs)

Blogs, Dual Language Learners

Sing Pío, Pío, Pío

Sing Pío, Pío, Pío

Parenting Videos

Let’s Write a Grocery List

Let’s Write a Grocery List

Parenting Videos

Toot, Honk, Splish

Toot, Honk, Splish

Parenting Videos

Strategies for Developmentally Appropriate “Show and Tell” in Early Childhood Classrooms

Strategies for Developmentally Appropriate “Show and Tell” in Early Childhood Classrooms

Blogs, Learning and Growing Together

Language and Literacy in Inclusive Early Childhood Programs

Language and Literacy in Inclusive Early Childhood Programs

Language Development, Communication, and Literacy

Language Development, Communication, and Literacy

Illinois Early Learning Moments

Get Ready to Read

Get Ready to Read

Graphic Tip Sheets, Infant/toddler Tip Sheets, Tip Sheets

Preventing That Summer Slide

Preventing That Summer Slide

Blogs, Dual Language Learners

Retelling “Caps for Sale”

Retelling “Caps for Sale”

Benchmark Videos

Talking About Numbers and Letters

Talking About Numbers and Letters

Benchmark Videos

Maintaining Home Language Is a Great Gift

Maintaining Home Language Is a Great Gift

Blogs, Dual Language Learners

Phonological Awareness in Young Children

Phonological Awareness in Young Children

Encouraging Literacy Development in Preschoolers

Encouraging Literacy Development in Preschoolers

Encouraging Literacy Development in Infants and Toddlers

Encouraging Literacy Development in Infants and Toddlers

Supporting the Literacy Development of Diverse Language Learners in Early Childhood Classrooms

Supporting the Literacy Development of Diverse Language Learners in Early Childhood Classrooms

Pretty Up High

Guidelines Videos

Down There

Guidelines Videos

Reading Partners: Sharing the Lead in Storybook Reading

Reading Partners: Sharing the Lead in Storybook Reading

Parenting Videos

Dads Read

Parenting Videos

Connecting with Concepts and Skills

Connecting with Concepts and Skills

Parenting Videos

Mack Reads His Book

Mack Reads His Book

Benchmark Videos

No More Diapers: Is Your Child Ready?

No More Diapers: Is Your Child Ready?

Infant/toddler Tip Sheets, Tip Sheets

Informational Books With Young Children

Informational Books With Young Children

Questions and Answers (Q&A)

Celebrate Multicultural Children’s Book Day

Celebrate Multicultural Children’s Book Day

Blogs, Dual Language Learners

Project Approach: Phase 1—Getting Started

Project Approach: Phase 1—Getting Started

IEL Tip Sheets: Family Fun!

IEL Tip Sheets: Family Fun!

Blogs, Children with Disabilities and Developmental Delays

Sharing Books with Your Preschooler

Sharing Books with Your Preschooler

Things to Do While You’re Waiting: Language and Literacy

Things to Do While You’re Waiting: Language and Literacy

Infant/toddler Tip Sheets, Tip Sheets

The Gift of Words: Reading and Games

The Gift of Words: Reading and Games

Infant/toddler Tip Sheets, Tip Sheets

The Gift of Words: Conversation and Routines

The Gift of Words: Conversation and Routines

Infant/toddler Tip Sheets, Tip Sheets

Creating Books With Young Dual Language Learners

Creating Books With Young Dual Language Learners

Blogs, Dual Language Learners

Mother sitting on chair reading to two children on each side of her

Read with Your Toddler!

Graphic Tip Sheets, Infant/toddler Tip Sheets, Tip Sheets

Learning New Words Through Read Alouds

Learning New Words Through Read Alouds

Blogs, Dual Language Learners

Sharing Books Can Open New Worlds

Sharing Books Can Open New Worlds

Blogs, Children with Disabilities and Developmental Delays

What Puppets Can Mean to Children

What Puppets Can Mean to Children

Blogs, Learning and Growing Together

Maintaining Home Language Is Key to Later Reading in English

Maintaining Home Language Is Key to Later Reading in English

Blogs, Dual Language Learners

Literacy across the Preschool Curriculum

Literacy across the Preschool Curriculum

Tip Sheets, Tip Sheets Aligned to Benchmarks

Young Authors at Work: Story Dictations

Young Authors at Work: Story Dictations

Tip Sheets, Tip Sheets Aligned to Benchmarks

Young Authors at Work: Literature Response Journals

Young Authors at Work: Literature Response Journals

Tip Sheets, Tip Sheets Aligned to Benchmarks

What’s Next? Predictions at Story Time

What’s Next? Predictions at Story Time

Tip Sheets, Tip Sheets Aligned to Benchmarks

Using Predictable Books with Young Children

Using Predictable Books with Young Children

Infant/toddler Tip Sheets, Tip Sheets, Tip Sheets Aligned to Benchmarks

girl writing at table with classmates

The Power of the Pen: Let Children Choose Writing Centers!

Tip Sheets, Tip Sheets Aligned to Benchmarks

The Power of the Pen: Drawing and Scribbling

The Power of the Pen: Drawing and Scribbling

Infant/toddler Tip Sheets, Tip Sheets, Tip Sheets Aligned to Benchmarks

Out and About with Preschoolers: Literacy Activities

Out and About with Preschoolers: Literacy Activities

Tip Sheets, Tip Sheets Aligned to Benchmarks

Fun at Home with Preschoolers: Getting Ready to Read!

Fun at Home with Preschoolers: Getting Ready to Read!

Sharing Books with Your Baby

Sharing Books with Your Baby

Infant/toddler Tip Sheets, Tip Sheets

Project Approach: Phase 3—Concluding the Project

Project Approach: Phase 3—Concluding the Project

children working on project

Project Approach: Phase 2—Doing Fieldwork

children with crayons

Getting Ready to Read and Write in Child Care