Communication & Language

Happy 2018! Hope everyone had a happy and safe holiday season. We're looking forward to a great new year of helping you support the learning and development of all children.…

How can you support literacy skills for all learners in an inclusive early childhood classroom? The Building Blocks framework can help, and today's post gives you some practical tips that…

How can you encourage children's language development, from their first baby babbles to their first years of school? It's a question on the minds of parents and teachers of all…

What makes a successful reader? The journey starts in early childhood classrooms, where young children are laying a foundation for their lifelong language and literacy skills. Children who hear more…

At some point in your life, you've probably remembered an important fact with the help of mnemonics: memory-enhancing strategies that link a new word or concept to information you already…

Written expression is a huge part of life inside and outside the classroom. When students with disabilities learn to write, type, and/or select appropriate communicative responses, it opens the door…

Today's guest post is by Dr. Kristie Pretti-Frontczak and Dr. Teresa Brown. It's part of our Language & Literacy Development blog series.   *Want to listen to this post instead? You…

  This post is part of our Language & Literacy Development blog series. Stay tuned for more!   Today's post is for our early-education readers, especially inclusive educators looking for simple…

Dramatic play activities are a great way to enhance children's language and emergent literacy skills. Through fun and engaging activities that cost nothing, dramatic play: Expands children's knowledge of the…

This post is part of our Language & Literacy Development blog series. Stay tuned for more posts in the series! When you design early literacy environments that meet the…