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Language Development and Young Children
"Literacy development begins early on, as children learn to communicate with others through oral language." --Rush, 1999 What We Know \| Activities \| Special Needs

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What We Know	Age Level
* Building Baby’s Brain: Learning Language	0-2 years
Young Children’s Oral Language Development	0-5 years
* Developmental Milestones for Language Development	0-5 years
* How Babies Learn to Talk	0-5 years
* Speech Sound Development	0-5 years
The Consequences of Conversation with Children	0-5 years
* Ear Infections and Language Development	0-5 years
* What Many Children Do In Language	0-5 years
Speech and Language: Developmental Milestones	0-5 years
Language and Literacy Development	0-5 years
Acquiring English as a Second Language	0-5 years
* Understanding Children’s Language Development	0-6 years
* Emergent Literacy: Language	0-7 years
* Vocabulary Development: Introduction to Vocabulary	0-8 years
Speech and Language Development	0-8 years
Language Development	1-3 years
* Contemporary Language in the Preschool Setting	2-6 years
* The Home-School Study of Language and Literacy Development	3-5 years
* The Early Childhood Study of Language and Literacy Development of Spanish-Speaking Children	3-5 years
Born to Learn: Language, Reading, and the Brain of the Child	3-6 years
* Language & Literacy	3-6 years
Language & Literacy	4-7 years
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Activities	Age Level
* Talk to Your Baby - quick tips	0-3 years
* Parent Tips for Increasing a Child’s Vocabulary	0-5 years
* How You Can Help Your Young Child Learn to Talk	0-5 years
Nurturing Oral Language Skills	0-6 years
Activities to Help Your Child Learn About Language	0-6 years
Activities to Encourage Speech and Language Development	0-6 years
Words All Around Us	0-8 years
* Beginning Reading Instruction: A Practical Guide For Parents	0-8 years
* Shared Reading: Building a child’s expressive language through reading and talking about stories	2-4 years
* Toddler Talk: A Trip to the Store	2-4 years
* Weaving wonderful tales: 8 steps you can take to help your child learn to love reading and become a storyteller	3-5 years
* Using Language to Learn: Activities for Preschoolers	3-5 years
Encouraging Language Acquisition in Young Children	3-5 years
* Enhancing Children's Language Development in Preschool Classes: A Self-Assessment Tool for Teachers	3-6 years
* Taking Delight in Words: Using Oral Language to Build Young Children’s Vocabularies	3-8 years
* Parent's Calendar for Language/Reading Development	3-8 years
Enhancing Language Skills in Four-and Five-Year-Olds	4-5 years
Read, Write, Think Lesson Plan Index	5-18 years
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Special Needs	Age Level
What’s “Normal,” What’s Not: Acquiring English as a Second Language	0-5 years
Delayed Speech or Language Development	0-5 years
Speech and Language: Developmental Milestones	0-5 years
Late Blooming or Language Problem?	0-5 years
Ear Infections and Language Development	0-5 years
* What Many Children Do In Language	0-5 years
Tell Me a Story (Then Tell It Again): Supporting Literacy for Preschool Children From Bilingual Families	0-6 years
* Emergent Literacy: Language	0-7 years
Children and Bilingualism	0-8 years
Ask the Language Experts: Frequently Asked Questions	0-8 years
The Development of Language and Reading	0-10 years
Children with Disabilities thrive in Literacy-Rich Environments	2-6 years
Issues in Emergent Literacy for Children With Language Impairments	3-5 years
* Early Literacy for Inner-City Children: The Effects of Reading and Writing Interventions in English and Spanish During the Preschool Years	3-5 years
* Encouraging Preliteracy Skills in Young Children with Speech and Language Disorders	3-10 years
Using Social Stories	4-18 years
Critical Issue: Addressing Literacy Needs in Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Classrooms	5-8 years
Helping Children with Communication Disorders in Schools- Speaking, Listening, Reading and Writing	5-10 years
* Language-Based Learning Disabilities	5-12 years
Technologies to support reading comprehension in children with disabilities	7-14 years
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Language Development and Young Children

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