Communication and Oral Language in the Preschool Years

This document provides information on how to support baby, toddler and preschooler’s oral language and vocabulary development.

This booklet summarizes the research on children’s language development and presents themes about how to help children build their oral language skills during the preschool years. 

This article has information regarding helping expand a child’s vocabulary. Information and simple activities to do at home to get your child ready to read are provided.

This article provides a discussion of types of literary responses that contribute to understanding the ways that children comprehend stories.

This article shares how nursery rhymes help children learn to read.

This article presents an overview of the process and mechanics of language development, along with implications for practice.