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Reading to Young Children
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"Although
reading and writing abilities continue to develop throughout the
life span, the early childhood years -- from birth through age eight--are
the
most important period for literacy development." --IRA & NAEYC
Position Statement, 1998
What We Know | Activities
| Special Needs
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What We Know
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Age Level
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| * Sharing Books with Babies: Early Literacy |
0-3 years |
| Reading with Your Child |
0-5 years |
| * Child Trends Data Bank: Reading to Young Children |
0-5 years |
| In
The Beginning |
0-5 years |
| * A
Parent Resource for Facilitating Literacy in Deaf Children |
0-5 years |
| Assessing
Adult/Child Storybook Reading Practices |
0-5 years |
| Access
to Print: Problem, Consequences, and Instructional Solutions |
0-6 years |
| Feed
Me A Story |
0-6 years |
| * Have
Book Bag will Travel: A Practical Guide to Reading Aloud |
0-8 years |
| * Good
Times with Stories and Poems |
0-8 years |
| * Tips for Reading with Your Children |
0-8 years |
| * Making
the Most of Storytime |
2-4 years |
| Reading With Your Child |
2-6 years |
| Facts About Reading Aloud |
2-6 years |
| * Examining
Multicultural Picture Books for the Early Childhood Classroom: Possibilities
and Pitfalls |
3-5 years |
| Families Sharing Literature |
3-5 years |
| To
Rhyme or Not to Rhyme? |
3-5 years |
| * Promoting
Literacy in Your Child Care Program |
3-5 years |
| * Storytelling
in the Early Childhood Classroom |
3-5 years |
| Facts and Figures: Benefits of Reading to Children |
3-6 years |
| Print Awareness During Read Alouds |
3-8 years |
| How Can Something as Simple as Reading to a Child Be So Effective? |
3-8 years |
| * Better
Kid Care: Reading Aloud |
3-8 years |
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The Contexts of Comprehension: Information Book Read Alouds and Comprehension
Acquisition |
3-8 years |
| * Developmental
Considerations in Selecting Books for Children |
3-8 years |
| Using Think-Alouds to Improve Reading Comprehension |
3-9 years |
| Reading Aloud to Build Comprehension |
3-9 years |
| * Reading
Language Arts, Shared Reading |
4-7 years |
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4-8 years |
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| Activities |
Age
Level |
| New
and Original Alphabet Books |
All Ages |
| Talk,
Reach, Read: Early Literacy |
Newborn-1 year |
| * Sharing
Books With Your Baby |
0-2 years |
| Tips for Reading to Young Children |
0-6 years |
| * Beginning
Reading Instruction: Practical Ideas for Parents |
0-7 years |
| * Age
Appropriate Reading Tips at a Glance |
0-8 years |
| Reading
To Children |
0-8 years |
| * Read
Aloud Resources |
0-8 years |
| * Barahona
Center for the Study of Books in Spanish for Children and Adolescents |
0-8 years |
| * Oprah's
Children's Reading List |
0-12 years |
| * Reading
to Young Children |
1-5 years |
| * Sharing
Books with Your Toddler |
2-4 years |
| * The
Real Mother Goose |
2-7 years |
| Poems,
Rhymes, Raps, Fingerplays and Chants |
2-8 years |
| * Kid’s
Korner and Toddler Tales |
2-14 years |
| Lil'
Fingers Storybooks |
3-5 years |
| * Book
Friendly: Beginning Reading and Young Children |
3-6 years |
| * Stories
at Sesame Street |
3-6 years |
| * Fun Reading Tips and Activities |
3-7 years |
| Hints on How to Read Aloud to a Group |
3-8 years |
| 103 Things to do Before/During/After Reading |
3-8 years |
| Story
Time Tips |
3-8 years |
| * How
to Get the Most from any Story After You’ve Read to Your Kids |
3-8 years |
| * Discover
How To Read To Your Kids |
3-8 years |
| * How
to Get the Most from any Story While You Read to Your Kids |
3-8 years |
| Children's
Storybooks Online |
3-8 years |
| The
Internet Public Library Story Hour |
3-8 years |
| Rebus
Rhymes |
4-7 years |
| * Kennedy Center Storytime Online |
4-8 years |
| * Chateau
Meddybemps |
4-12 years
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| Retelling
Stories Boosts Kid's Understanding |
5-8 years
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| * Tips
for Reading to Young, School-Age Children |
5-8 years |
| * Reading
Aloud to Build Comprehension: Using a Think-Aloud Technique to Build Understanding |
5-9 years |
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| Special
Needs |
Age
Level |
| * Parents
Reading to Children with Special Needs Just as Important as Reading to
Others, Experts Say |
0-5 years |
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0-5 years |
| * A
Parent Resource for Facilitating Literacy in Deaf Children |
0-5 years |
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0-6 years |
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1-6 years |
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1 year-Adult |
| Head Start Families Sharing Literature |
3-5 years |
| Guide
for Reviewing Children’s Literature that Includes
People with Disabilities |
3-5 years |
| Reading
To Deaf Children: Bonding, Communication and Literacy Development |
3-5 years |
| Becoming
Bilingual: Facilitating English Literacy Development Using ASL in PreSchool
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3-6 years |
| Shared
Reading and Writing With Children Who Are Deaf |
5-8 years |
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