Language and Literacy Foundation

Preschool Learning Foundations
California Preschool Learning Foundations, Volume 1, Language & Literacy Chapter
Language and Literacy Foundation Map PDF
Language and Literacy Strand and Substrand chart PDF

Preschool Curriculum Framework
California Preschool Curriculum Framework, Volume 1, Language & Literacy Chapter

Researcher Video Presentations
Language & Literacy Development

Tool Box Harvest
Building Vocabulary--English
Building Vocabulary--Spanish
CELL Sing and Sign
Communication Section Integration Checklist
Daily Rituals with Families
How Can You Create a Learning Environment That Supports Diversity?
Message in a Back Pack: Home Sorting Ideas
Message in a Back Pack: What’s New at the Library
Reading Rockets Adventure Pack Gardening
Reading Rockets Adventure Pack Gardening--Spanish
Reading Rockets Adventure Pack Hungry Caterpillar
Reading Rockets Adventure Pack Hungry Caterpillar--Spanish
Reading Tips for Parents--English
Reading Tips for Parents--Spanish
Repeated Interactive Read-Alouds
Reading Rockets: Literacy-Rich Environments
Story Stem Tip Sheet
Talking Counts--English
Talking Counts--Spanish
Toolbox Addition v2 (October 2017)
Trainer Manual Robots
Trainer Manual Robots--Spanish
Using Words to Teach Words
Using Words to Teach Words--Spanish

Other Resources
WEBSITES

• Center for Early Literacy Learning (videos) CELL videos are designed for the teacher, parent, trainer, coach and home visitor. Each video introduces and illustrates a key component of the CELL Early Literacy Learning Model. The home visitor may use a video to introduce and illustrate a component with a parent. The trainer may use a video to introduce, illustrate or practice a component with teachers.
• CONNECT: The Center to Mobilize Early Childhood Knowledge-Activity 6.6a: Evaluate dialogic reading practices In this activity, learners watch four videos of a teacher conducting a read aloud and check off the dialogic reading practices they observe.

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES AND PUBLICATIONS

• Casper, Beth. Spring 2004. Children with disabilities thrive in literacy-rich environments. Early Childhood Connection newsletter
• Embedding Vocabulary Tip Sheet
• Encouraging Child-to-Child Conversation Tip Sheet
• Examples of Classroom Literacy Materials This is a list of literacy materials that may be found in the classroom, but not a required list of items. Many of the materials listed are free or low in cost. The expectation is that this list will be used to identify the literacy materials a teacher may already have available in the classroom. It is not to be used as a checklist or shopping list.
• Home Literacy Activities Handout
• Infusing Literacy Materials in All Classroom Interest Areas Handout
• Interest-Based Everyday Literacy Activity Checklist
• Literacy Across the Preschool Curriculum Tip Sheet
• Literacy-Rich Environments Checklist
• Looking at Comprehension Through a New Lens
• Out and About with Preschools: Literacy Activities Tip Sheet Go ahead—take literacy outside!
• Photo Books Handout
• Power of the Pen: Drawing and Scribbling Tip Sheet: When young children draw or scribble, they are using the skills they will need for writing
• Power of the Pen: Let Children Choose Writing Centers “Y-E-S. N-O. L-O-V-E. H-E-L-P.” When children see the power of written words, they want to write, too. A “writing center” gives children easy access to writing materials and lets them enjoy a variety of activities while they learn skills that will help them become confident, competent writers—and meet language arts benchmarks.
• Roskos, K., Christie, J., and D. Richgels. 2005. The Essentials of Early Literacy Instruction. Young Children.
• Reading Aloud with Children of All Ages, Koralek, Derry. 2003. Young Children.
• Sharing the Class Book Handout
• Social Story Tips and Sample Social stories are meant to help children understand social situations, expectations, social cues, new activities, and/or social rules. As the name implies, they are brief descriptive stories that provide accurate information regarding a social situation.
• Weaving Alphabetics Into Your Day (in a fun and playful way!)
• Writing Suitcase