Frequently Asked Questions

"Among the many techniques parents and teachers of prelinguistic children use to facilitate communication and language development, responding to children's communication is among the most important." --Cook et al., 2000

Where can I find more information about literacy instruction?

• Selecting an Evidence-Based Practice or Program (podcast), all ages
• Developmentally Appropriate Practice, ages 0-8 years
• Disability Awareness Through Language Arts and literacy, ages 3-8 years (pdf)

What are some common assessments of young children?

• Individual Growth and Development Indicators for Infants and Toddlers – IGDI, ages 0-3 years
• DIBELS Data System: Ages 5-11 years
• Get Ready to Read Screening Preschool Literacy screening tool (English and Spanish)

What are some issues I should think about regarding schools and tutoring?

• Frequently Asked Questions on Effective Communication for Students with Hearing, Vision, or Speech Disabilities in Public Elementary and Secondary Schools (pdf)
• Teachers' Emotional Consistency Matters for Preschool Children, ages 0-5 years (pdf)
• Four Important Things to Know about the Transition to School (pdf)
• Partners in Education: A Dual Capacity-Building Framework for Family-School Partnerships (pdf)
• Parent Engagment from Preschool through Grade 3, ages 3 through 8 years (pdf)
• What a Good Summer Reading Program Looks Like 5- 13 years
• Kindergarten? Or Pre-K and Kindergarten? What makes the biggest difference on 3rd grade reading skills? Ages 3 to 8 years.
• Tutor Tips 5-14 years

Where can I find additional resources on children's learning?

• Multicultural Books for Literacy Programs
• Children’s Picture Book Database: Ages 0 -8
• William Allen White Children's Book Awards

What are some support technologies for learning?

• Accessible Television Portal
• Universal Design for Learning Guidelines- Version 2.0
• Universal Design for Learning: Creating a Learning Environment that Challenges and Engages All Students (podcast), all ages
• Getting Early Childhood Educators Up and Running: Creating Strong Technology Curators, Facilitators, Guides and Users (pdf)
• Technology in Early Education: Building Platforms for Connections and Content that Strengthen Families and Promote Success in Schools, ages 0-8 years (pdf)
• Pioneering Literacy in the Digital Wild West: Empowering Parents and Educators ages 0- 8 years (pdf)
• Moving Beyond Screen Time: Redefining Developmentally Appropriate Technology Use in Early Childhood Education (pdf)
• Universal Design for Play Tool: Establishing Validity and Reliability (pdf)
• Center for Technology and Disability
• Technology and Interactive Media as Tools in Early Childhood Programs Serving Children from Birth through age 8 years. Joint Position Statement of the NAEYC and the Fred Rogers Center for Early Learning and Children's Media, 0-8 years
• Integrating IPad Use into Existing Activities and Routines, ages 2-5 years (pdf)

What is the research on early learning?

• Four Important Things Research Tells Us about the Transition to School
• Kansas Guide to Learning: Literacy, ages 0-5 years
• Doing What Works: Research-based Education Practices Online

Where do I find information about tiered levels of support for young children?

• Video-On-Demand Children’s TV Programming Now Accessible for Thousands of Students with Visual or Hearing Disabilities
• Finding Help

Response to Intervention Preschool Resources

• Practitioner Data Use in Schools: Workshop Toolkit (pdf)
• Kansas Multi-tier System of Supports
• Pre-K Resources, ages 3 to 5 years
• Recognition and Response, ages 3 to 5 years
• Center for Response to Intervention in Early Childhood, ages 3 to 5 years
• Response to Intervention (RTI) in Early Childhood: Building Consensus on the Defining Features, ages 3-5 years (pdf)
• Frameworks for Response to Intervention in Early Childhood: Description and Implications. Joint paper of DEC, CEC and NAEYC. ages 0-8 years. (pdf)