Keyword: Reading Skills
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The Science of Reading in Preschool
The science of reading is the body of research focused on how we learn to read. In this Q&A, we respond to several questions about the science of reading in preschool.
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Early Reading and Writing with Preschoolers
This resource list provides a collection of resources on preschool early reading and writing.
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Helping Young Children Get Ready to Read
Even very young children are learning to listen to words in order to gain speech and language skills. While this is happening, they are exploring print in books and throughout their environment in order to make connections between print and spoken words. This tool kit will provide information on print awareness, oral language, phonological awareness,…
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Language Development, Communication, and Literacy
This Early Learning Moment provides an overview of the Language Development, Communication, and Literacy domain of the Illinois Early Learning Guidelines for Children Birth to Age 3. This section of the guidelines describes how infants and toddlers learn to understand and communicate about the world with other people. This section also describes how children develop…
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Get Ready to Read
Set your young child up for reading and writing by building knowledge, skills, and habits that create a strong foundation for future literacy.
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Talking About Numbers and Letters
In this video, 4-year-old Martín plays with letters in a bilingual prekindergarten classroom, where teachers provide instruction in both Spanish and English.
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Phonological Awareness in Young Children
This list contains a variety of resources associated with phonological awareness in young children.
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Encouraging Literacy Development in Preschoolers
This list contains a variety of resources associated with literacy development for preschoolers.
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Reading Partners: Sharing the Lead in Storybook Reading
Bilingual couples often hope that their children will grow up fluent in each of their languages. Reading storybooks in both languages can help support this ability. This clip shows the benefits of repeated readings of a familiar book in both English and Spanish.
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Transitioning
Transitions from one activity to another can be fun and educational.
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Mack Reads His Book
The teachers have encouraged Mack and his classmates to make their own books related to what they have learned during the project.
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Talk, Listen, and Learn
Young children are developing their ability to express themselves through language. You can help your child build vocabulary and conversation skills by talking together.
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Learning by Listening to Language
These games will help your child begin to demonstrate an understanding of spoken words, syllables, and sounds.
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Discover Letters and Words
You are helping your child develop early reading skills as you talk to your child about the words you see all around you.
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Project Approach: Phase 1—Getting Started
Here are some tips to help with getting the project started.
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Things to Do While You’re Waiting: Language and Literacy
You can help your child get ready to read while you’re on the move!
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The Gift of Words: Reading and Games
Knowing many words and understanding them are important in developing thinking skills and in getting ready to read.
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Literacy across the Preschool Curriculum
Adults can combine words and pictures to create printed materials that children can easily read.
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Young Authors at Work: Story Dictations
Preschoolers who haven’t yet learned to write can still be authors when they dictate their stories to an adult.
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What’s Next? Predictions at Story Time
You can involve older preschoolers in making predictions when you read them a book that they haven’t heard before.
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The Power of the Pen: Let Children Choose Writing Centers!
When children see the power of written words, they want to write, too.
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Out and About with Preschoolers: Literacy Activities
Go ahead—take literacy outside!
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Language Arts Lesson Addressing Benchmark 2.B.ECa
To introduce the small-group activity, Ms. Jones models the activity during large-group time. As she reads the story of Pete, the cat, she places corresponding colored shoes on the felt cutout of Pete as his shoes change color during the story.
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The Arts Lesson Addressing Benchmark 25.A.ECc
Mrs. Silva and Mr. Chung’s class has been investigating the grocery store as a project topic. The children in the classroom love to dance during free play time when the teachers play children’s music. The children love songs with silly lyrics, especially songs by Raffi. Mr. Chung remembers that one of Raffi’s albums is called…
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Fun at Home with Preschoolers: Getting Ready to Read!
You can do a lot to make getting ready to read a natural part of daily life.
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Project Approach: Phase 3—Concluding the Project
Here are some tips to use during the last phase of a project to help enrich what the children have learned.
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Getting Ready to Read and Write in Childcare
Here are some simple ideas for creating a literacy environment.