Tips for Helping Children Learn and Read
Reading is at the heart of all learning. Children begin to learn language skills as babies. This tip sheet shares how you can help build your child's reading and language skills in their early years.
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Language and Literacy
Language and Literacy is one of the five central domains of the Head Start Early Learning Outcomes Framework (ELOF). This collection features resources to help infants, toddlers, and preschoolers understand and respond to communication and language. Some focus on emergent literacy, which refers to the knowledge and skills that lay the foundation for reading and writing skills.
Other ELOF domains include Approaches to Learning; Social and Emotional Development; Cognition; and Perceptual, Motor, and Physical Development.
Babbling Babies: Early Language Development
Learn about the importance of language and literacy development for infants in this BabyTalks video. Listen as the presenter shares information about topics such as key stages in language development and how social interactions support language growth.
Attending and Understanding: Video 1
Attending and Understanding: Video 1
Attending and Understanding: Video 2
Attending and Understanding: Video 2
Communicating and Speaking: Video 2
Communicating and Speaking: Video 2
Communicating and Speaking: Video 1
Communicating and Speaking: Video 1
Language and Literacy
The Language and Literacy domain includes Effective Practice Guides for each sub-domain. Discover teaching practices that support children’s development in all early learning settings.
Attending and Understanding
The Attending and Understanding sub-domain Effective Practice Guide includes four sections of teaching practices: Know, See, Do, and Improve. Practices for home visitors are included.
Attending and Understanding: Know
Attending and Understanding: Know
Attending and Understanding: Do
Attending and Understanding: Do
