Language Development

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girl toddler smiling with bib and pigtails

Communication and Oral Language Development in Infants and Toddlers

Resource Lists
two boys smiling in a row outside

Communication and Oral Language in the Preschool Years

Resource Lists
boy looking up and smiling, touching his ear

Learning Literacy Through Songs and Music

Resource Lists
child playing with technology

Too Much Tech: Screen Time and Families

Podcasts
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
teacher helping student at table

Maybe We Can Make a Road!

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
Sing Pío, Pío, Pío

Sing Pío, Pío, Pío

Parenting Videos, Videos
What Can You Tell Me Baby?

What Can You Tell Me Baby?

Parenting Videos, Videos
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
Language Development, Communication, and Literacy

Language Development, Communication, and Literacy

Early Learning Moments Videos, IELG Resources, Videos
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
Maintaining Home Language Is a Great Gift

Maintaining Home Language Is a Great Gift

Blogs, Culturally Responsive Practices
Teacher and children playing in a classroom

Learn by Listening to Language: Build Phonemic Awareness Skills

Blogs, Learning and Growing Together
Speech Development and Delays

Speech Development and Delays

Resource Lists
Mother and child reading a book

Encouraging Literacy Development in Infants and Toddlers

Resource Lists
Mother and children smiling

Welcoming Latino Children and Families to Preschool Programs

Resource Lists
Parallel Talk: A Simple Way to Provide English Vocabulary

Parallel Talk: A Simple Way to Provide English Vocabulary

Blogs, Culturally Responsive Practices
The Worm Project

The Worm Project

Project Approach, Project Examples
How Do People Celebrate Birthdays?

How Do People Celebrate Birthdays?

Project Approach, Project Examples
You Made It

You Made It

Guidelines Videos, IELG Resources, Videos
Two Trains

Two Trains

Guidelines Videos, IELG Resources, Videos
Tea Party

Tea Party

Guidelines Videos, IELG Resources, Videos
Roll Them Up

Roll Them Up

Guidelines Videos, IELG Resources, Videos
Ready? Boing!

Ready? Boing!

Guidelines Videos, IELG Resources, Videos
Pretty Up High

Pretty Up High

Guidelines Videos, IELG Resources, Videos
Press Here

Press Here

Guidelines Videos, IELG Resources, Videos
Pea Pod Rockers

Pea Pod Rockers

Guidelines Videos, IELG Resources, Videos
Over Here

Over Here

Guidelines Videos, IELG Resources, Videos
The Duck

The Duck

Guidelines Videos, IELG Resources, Videos
Blue or Purple

Blue or Purple

Guidelines Videos, IELG Resources, Videos
All Done

All Done

Guidelines Videos, IELG Resources, Videos
Roll, Evie, Roll!

Roll, Evie, Roll!

Parenting Videos, Videos
Going Camping

Going Camping

Parenting Videos, Videos
Dual Language Use During Choice Time

Dual Language Use During Choice Time

Benchmark Videos, IELDS Resources, Videos
Chalkboard drawing of two people saying hello in English and Spanish

Helping DLLs Learn in Two Languages During Early Childhood

Blogs, Culturally Responsive Practices
What's in the Box

What’s in the Box

Benchmark Videos, IELDS Resources, Videos
“She Goes First”: Cooperative “Housekeeping” Play

“She Goes First”: Cooperative “Housekeeping” Play

Benchmark Videos, IELDS Resources, Videos
One Morning in the Block Area

One Morning in the Block Area

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

One Morning at the Construction Table

Benchmark Videos, IELDS Resources, Videos
Air and Tires

Air and Tires

Benchmark Videos, IELDS Resources, Videos
Mother holding child’s hand

Talk Together

Graphic Tip Sheets, Tip Sheets
Talk, Listen, and Learn

Talk, Listen, and Learn

Graphic Tip Sheets, Tip Sheets
Learning by Listening to Language

Learning by Listening to Language

Graphic Tip Sheets, Tip Sheets
Discover Letters and Words

Discover Letters and Words

Graphic Tip Sheets, Tip Sheets
Mother and children choosing vegetables at the grocery store

Summer Language Learning in Community Settings

Blogs, Culturally Responsive Practices