Language Arts

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boy looking up and smiling, touching his ear

Learning Literacy Through Songs and Music

Resource Lists
child reading book

Helping Young Children Get Ready to Read

Tool Kits
child with mother in garden

The Power of Open-Ended Questions

Blogs, Learning and Growing Together
child standing outdoors holding dandelion

Lots of Dandelions

Benchmark Videos, IELDS Resources, Videos
young boy painting with hands

‘Look at Your Lines!’

Benchmark Videos, IELDS Resources, Videos
teacher helping student at table

Maybe We Can Make a Road!

Benchmark Videos, IELDS Resources, Videos
child doing art at a table

You’ve Got Blue Hands

Benchmark Videos, IELDS Resources, Videos
child engaged in messy play

Look at It Go!

Benchmark Videos, IELDS Resources, Videos
Resources to Help Serve Dual Language Learners (DLLs)

Resources to Help Serve Dual Language Learners (DLLs)

Blogs, Culturally Responsive Practices
woman reading to children

Choose Good Books That Accurately Reflect Cultures and Home Languages

Blogs, Culturally Responsive Practices
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

Podcasts
Get Ready to Read

Get Ready to Read

Graphic Tip Sheets, Tip Sheets
Retelling “Caps for Sale”

Retelling “Caps for Sale”

Benchmark Videos, IELDS Resources, Videos
Talking About Numbers and Letters

Talking About Numbers and Letters

Benchmark Videos, IELDS Resources, Videos
Maintaining Home Language Is a Great Gift

Maintaining Home Language Is a Great Gift

Blogs, Culturally Responsive Practices
Father and child read a book together

Bonding, Books, and Children

Resource Lists
Investigating Wheels

Investigating Wheels

Project Approach, Project Guides
Tattoos and Teakettles: “Housekeeping” Conversations

Tattoos and Teakettles: “Housekeeping” Conversations

Benchmark Videos, IELDS Resources, Videos
The Right Word: Conversation and Print During Pretend Play

The Right Word: Conversation and Print During Pretend Play

Benchmark Videos, IELDS Resources, Videos
One Morning at the Construction Table

One Morning at the Construction Table

Benchmark Videos, IELDS Resources, Videos
Oats, Peas, Beans and Barley: Learning Through an Action Song

Oats, Peas, Beans and Barley: Learning Through an Action Song

Benchmark Videos, IELDS Resources, Videos
Magnets and Cars

Magnets and Cars

Benchmark Videos, IELDS Resources, Videos
Mack Reads His Book

Mack Reads His Book

Benchmark Videos, IELDS Resources, Videos
Learning about a Stethoscope

Learning about a Stethoscope

Benchmark Videos, IELDS Resources, Videos
Getting to Know Rabbits

Getting to Know Rabbits

Benchmark Videos, IELDS Resources, Videos
Exploring Windshield Wipers

Exploring Windshield Wipers

Benchmark Videos, IELDS Resources, Videos
Bethany Draws a Wheel

Bethany Draws a Wheel

Benchmark Videos, IELDS Resources, Videos
Topview of a toddler scribbling on a piece of paper

Scribbling as Early Steps to Reading and Writing

Blogs, Children with Disabilities and Developmental Delays
child working on a project

Project Approach for Preschoolers

Tip Sheets
girl singing

Things to Do While You’re Waiting: Music, Sound, and Movement

Tip Sheets
Encouraging Child-to-Child Conversation

Encouraging Child-to-Child Conversation

Tip Sheets
children reading

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

Tip Sheets
alphabet

The Gift of Words: Reading and Games

Tip Sheets
The Gift of Words: Conversation and Routines

The Gift of Words: Conversation and Routines

Tip Sheets
Child playing in leaves

Project Approach: Phase 1—Choosing a Topic to Investigate

Tip Sheets
Children playing with puppets

What Puppets Can Mean to Children

Blogs, Learning and Growing Together
child drawing

Literacy across the Preschool Curriculum

Tip Sheets
two boys with bubbles

Cooperation Across the Preschool Curriculum: Science

Tip Sheets
mom and child drawing

Young Authors at Work: Story Dictations

Tip Sheets
Young Authors at Work: Literature Response Journals

Young Authors at Work: Literature Response Journals

Tip Sheets
What’s Next? Predictions at Story Time

What’s Next? Predictions at Story Time

Tip Sheets
Say Yes to the Mess! Play with Rocks

Say Yes to the Mess! Play with Rocks

Tip Sheets
Project Approach: Helping Preschoolers Represent What They Learn

Project Approach: Helping Preschoolers Represent What They Learn

Tip Sheets
Project Approach: Helping Children Ask Questions

Project Approach: Helping Children Ask Questions

Tip Sheets
mom and child baking

Predicting: Helping Preschoolers Look Ahead

Tip Sheets
girl writing at table with classmates

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

Tip Sheets
girl drawing

The Power of the Pen: Drawing and Scribbling

Tip Sheets
Out and About with Preschoolers: Literacy Activities

Out and About with Preschoolers: Literacy Activities

Tip Sheets
dad in business suit walking with daughter in metro area

Neighborhood Geography with Young Children

Tip Sheets