Spend some time looking at the resources listed below. Are there any that could be useful for your program? If so, create an area in your staff and family resource spaces to spotlight information on activities to promote communication development.

Books:

• Spotlight on Young Children: Supporting Dual Language Learners by Meghan Dombrink-Green & Holly Bohart editors, With Karen N. Nemeth.  Available from the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC).
• Spotlight on Young Children:  Exploring Language and Literacy by Amy Schillady. Available from the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC).
• So Much More than the ABCs: The Early Phases of Reading and Writing by Judith Schickedanz and Molly F. Collins. Available from the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC).
• Meaningful Differences in the Everyday Experiences of Young American Children by Betty Hart and Todd R. Risley. Available from Brookes Publishing and online book retailers.
• From Lullabies to Literature: Stories in the Lives of Infants and Toddlers by Jennifer Birckmayer, Anne Stonehouse, & Anne Kennedy. Available from the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC).

Websites:

• Developmentally Appropriate Approaches to Literacy from NAEYC: https://www.naeyc.org/resources/topics/literacy
• Early Literacy from Zero to Three: https://www.zerotothree.org/espanol/early-literacy
• Language and Literacy from Head Start Early Childhood Learning and Knowledge Center: https://eclkc.ohs.acf.hhs.gov/school-readiness/effective-practice-guides/language-literacy
• Raise a Reader: A Parent’s Guide to Reading. From Scholastic Important Reading Milestones for Kids Ages 6 to 7. From Scholastic: https://www.scholastic.com/parents/resources/collection/milestones-expectations/raise-reader-parent-guide-to-reading-ages-6-7
• Reading Rockets Teachers’ Guide for Preschool through 2nd Grade: https://www.readingrockets.org/guides/readingrockets
• Your Child’s Communication Development: Kindergarten through Fifth Grade. From the American Speech and Hearing Association: https://www.asha.org/public/speech/development/communicationdevelopment/