Reading and Literacy

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…

A lifelong love of reading often starts in a cozy, welcoming place---an early childhood classroom's book corner. Here, kids can snuggle up with a wide variety of books while they…

September is National Literacy Month, so what better time to try some fresh ideas for helping students with support needs strengthen their literacy skills? Today we're sharing some easy, ready-to-use…

  Inclusive middle school literacy teachers   Deliver literacy instruction that meets the needs of all learners---in one 50-minute class period.   Say you've done the groundwork already. You're up…

Many children (with or without disabilities) love looking at storybooks and sharing special reading time with a parent, educator, or caregiver. But for some kids, shared reading isn't high on…