Learning Guides: Interdisciplinary Early Childhood Education: Early Literacy

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Children and Reading

Teachers of young children have an important role in developing the early stages of reading and writing. Teachers can influence positive attitudes towards reading and writing by creating an environment that provides rich opportunities to engage in stories and the printed word. Children learn about literacy through interaction with their world. Literacy development is a part of the total communication process that includes listening, speaking, reading and writing. Resources provided on this page are intended to support students in developing lesson plans that foster literacy through everyday activities from early childcare through elementary school programs.

Story Time

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Story Time: Not Just Child's Play

Early Literacy Resources Online

Early Literacy Development and Behaviors: Ways to Share Books with Toddlers
This is a handout on Early Literacy from the nonprofit organization Zero to Three and the Boston University Medical Center, Erikson Institute.
www.zerotothree.org
On this website are numerous resources that early childhood educators will find useful. Be sure to check out the series of 12 podcasts that translate the research of early childhood development into practices that are useful for mothers, fathers and other caregivers.
ZERO TO THREE is a national nonprofit that provides parents, professionals and policymakers the knowledge and know-how to nurture early development. Founded in 1977 by top experts in child development, health and mental health. The organization seeks to promote understanding of key issues affecting young children and their families, including child care, infant mental health, early language and literacy development, early intervention and the impact of culture on early childhood development.
Zero to Three podcasts page

Reading is Fundamental

Reading is Fundamental is the largest literacy non-profit organization in the United States. Inspiring our nation’s most vulnerable children is the mission of RIF. This organization functions through a network of more than 400,000 volunteers. Whether in schools, homeless shelters, or community centers—wherever you find children—RIF volunteers spend countless hours distributing books, staging reading motivation activities, and promoting the importance of literacy in their communities. Since its founding in 1966, RIF has placed 400 million books in the hands of more than 35 million children.