Early Literacy (Birth to Age 5)

Early childhood education is critical for later academic achievement, and literacy serves as the foundation for it all.

Additional Resources for Early Literacy (Birth to Age 5)

• Sing and Play Your Way to Reading: Building Emergent Literacy Skills in Infants and Toddlers Through Music
  Alison Hooper
  ARTICLE | The Reading Teacher (paid access)
• Early Literacy Supports for Children With Disabilities
  Lori Skibbe
  INSTRUCTIONAL PRACTICE (member resource)
• Writing Play-Books With Linguistically Diverse Young Learners
  Heidi Byrnes-Cloet and Susan Hill
  ARTICLE | The Reading Teacher (subscription required)
• Writing in Early Education Settings
  Hope K. Gerde and Gary E. Bingham
  INSTRUCTIONAL PRACTICE (member resource)
• Effects of Story Read-Aloud Lessons on Literacy Development in the Early Grades: Experimental Evidence From Nigeria
  Wael Moussa and Emily Koester
  ARTICLE | Reading Research Quarterly (paid access)
• What’s Happening to Shared Picture Book Reading in an Era of Phonics First?
  Stacey Campbell
  ARTICLE | The Reading Teacher (paid access)
• Shared Book Reading in Preschools
  Dorit Aram
  INSTRUCTIONAL PRACTICE (member resource)
• Digital Resources in Early Childhood Literacy Development
  POSITION STATEMENT
• Reading E-Books as Support for Language and Early Literacy
  Ofra Korat
  INSTRUCTIONAL PRACTICE (open access)
• Electronic Literacy Games in Early Literacy Learning
  Michelle Neumann
  INSTRUCTIONAL PRACTICE (member resource)