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The Real Deal: Authentic Early Literacy Assessment

Tue, 03 Sep 2024

Knowing the early literacy skills children have mastered and which ones are emerging for them is key to designing instruction and  additional interventions that support ALL children to achieve high outcomes. It is essential to assess children’s literacy skills accurately and meaningfully.  Authentic  assessment provides a holistic view of children’s early literacy skills in real-world... Read more »

Digging Into Early Literacy Interventions to Plant Literacy Seeds that Blossom

Mon, 26 Aug 2024

Designing effective early literacy interventions for children birth to five-years-old requires understanding the key early literacy developmental stages and incorporating evidence-based practices that support language acquisition, phonemic and phonological awareness, and a love of reading. From birth to five-years old children experience rapid growth in their cognitive, linguistic, and social-emotional skills. During this time, they... Read more »

Small Talk, Big Impact: The Power of Conversations

Fri, 16 Aug 2024

Birth-preschool is  the most critical period for children’s language development. Research shows that engaging young children in conversations  builds their vocabulary, enhances their comprehension, and supports their future reading and writing skills. Conversations with adults expose children to a broader vocabulary, richer sentence structures, and various linguistic cues that are essential for literacy growth. Recent... Read more »