Where Do Readers Come From?
Early Childhood Today
The roots of literacy are planted in infancy and flourish in early childhood in the right environment. Where children should be in the stages of reading at various ages is discussed.

Learning From Children's Art and Writing
Early Childhood Today | 3/2005
Ellen Booth Church recommends encouraging children to talk about their artwork and writing.

Read It To Me!
Early Childhood Today | 9/2005
Whether it begins early in the day, midday, or late afternoon, reading out loud to children every day is the single most important thing teachers can do to help build literacy skills. Here, Neuman presents ways on how to read aloud to children at different ages and stages.

Literacy: Building Bonds Through Books & Conversation
Early Childhood Today
Developing language and literacy skills in the preschool classroom provides the perfect opportunity to strengthen bonds between children, between teacher and child, and between children and books. For more information, click on the links to sub-articles "Big on Books!", "Language and Literacy Around the Room". and the downloadable PDF, "Literacy Development Age by Age"

Early Literacy: Speak Up!
Early Childhood Today | 1/2006
Language and vocabulary represent the very foundation of learning to read and write. Children who do not develop strong oral language skills and vocabulary in the early years will find it difficult to keep pace with their peers. Neuman details how to help children build a rich vocabulary day by day.

Early Literacy: Children's Personal Stories
Early Childhood Today | 8/1999
Susan Canizares, PhD, describes how new approaches to literacy help you get to know children and how they think.

How to Read with Your Baby and Toddler
Early Childhood Today | 1/2009
This guide helps parents match the right book with their child&39;s developmental level, maximizing the language and literacy benefits that come with reading together. For more information such as where and when to read with your child, what types of books to read with your child, how you should read with your child, how to know if your child is learning, and more, download the Family Reading PDF linked to this page.

Early Literacy: The Skill of Learning the Alphabet
Early Childhood Today | 4/2000
Helping children learn the alphabet involves more than teaching letter identification. Children must come to understand the alphabet as a system and learn how letters function in written language. A range of activities that offers both broad and more focused experiences will best help you achieve this goal.

Early Literacy: Building Vocabulary to Build Literacy
Early Childhood Today | 10/2006
Words and their meaning are the building blocks of literacy development. Neuman offers ideas on how to create a world of words in the classroom

Early Literacy: Making Reading Meaningful
Early Childhood Today | 4/2007
Susan B. Neuman, PhD describes a variety of reading and writing skills to help build comprehensive skills.

Early Literacy: Communicating Through Writing
Early Childhood Today | 1/2007
For many children, the beginnings of literacy appear in activities such as pretend play, drawing, conversations about signs in their environment, and writing. They frequently mix writing and drawing (sometimes we call it anting), creating a "mixed medium" that combines graphic forms, letters, and words. These earliest attempts at writing are especially delightful and visible to the eye because they involve making something-usually marks on paper.

Early Literacy: Bringing Literacy Home
Early Childhood Today | 11/1999
Teachers can help families participate in and encourage children's literacy development. Canizares offers advice in bringing literacy activities home.