Reading and Literacy

*This popular post was updated in 2021 with more great tips from the experts. Have a tip of your own to share? Add it in the comments below! Shared storybook…

In your inclusive classroom, you probably have some students who are struggling with reading skills---and having trouble generalizing the skills they learn to settings outside the classroom. Whether they’re English…

Are you using the right core reading program for your students? Even if the program you’ve chosen seems like a good fit, there can be trouble spots within it that…

ANNOUNCEMENT: Before we get into this week's post, a quick special announcement. We've randomly chosen the winner of last week's final inclusion tote bag/mini-library giveaway. The lucky winner is: Beth…

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…

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…

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…