Encouraging Literacy Development in Infants and Toddlers
This list contains a variety of resources which can be helpful to teachers, parents, and caregivers in order to encourage literacy development in infants and toddlers.
IEL Resources
- Tip Sheet: The Gift of Words: Conversation and Routines
- Tip Sheet: The Gift of Words: Reading and Games
- Tip Sheet: Read with Your Toddler!
- Tip Sheet: Sharing Books with Your Baby
- Tip Sheet: Sharing Books with Your Toddler
- Tip Sheet: Things to Do While You’re Waiting: Language and Literacy
- Video: Baby Meets Books
- Video: Dads Read
- Video: Down There
Web Resources
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13 Things Babies Learn When We Read with Them
Source: National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC)
This article lists some specific ways babies benefit when adults read to them.
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Early Literacy
Source: Zero to Three
This page has links to several videos demonstrating ways babies and parents communicate in ways that encourage language development during the first year of life.
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Shining Stars: Toddlers Get Ready to Read (PDF)
Source: National Institute for Literacy
This booklet suggests ways parents can help their toddlers learn to read. It includes a checklist for parents of toddlers.
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Books Build Connections Toolkit
Source: American Academy of Pediatrics
Find tips for sharing books with young children and selecting books for your program.
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Talk, Read, and Sing Together Every Day!
Source: U.S. Department of Education
Made specifically for families, caregivers and early educators, these resources can help enrich a child’s early language experiences by providing research-based tips for talking, reading, and singing with young children every day beginning from birth.
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Infants: Center for Early Literacy Learning (CELL) Practice Guides for Parents
also in SpanishSource: The Center for Early Literacy Learning
These practice guides for parents can be used to provide infants with fun and exciting literacy opportunities.
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Toddlers: Center for Early Literacy Learning (CELL) Practice Guides for Parents
also in SpanishSource: The Center for Early Literacy Learning
These practice guides for parents can be used to provide toddlers with fun and exciting literacy opportunities.
About this Resource
- Resource List
Setting(s) for which the article is intended:
- Family Child Care
- Home
Intended audience(s):
- Parents / Family
Age Levels (the age of the children to whom the article applies):
- Infants and Toddlers (Birth To Age 3)
Related IEL Birth to Three Guidelines:
