Language and Communication

At-A-Glance

The At-A-Glance documents outline domain-specific skills and behaviors of children as well as ways that adults can support learning and development. The one-page documents were developed for use with parents, educators, or community partners.

• Language and Communication At-A-Glance - English
  
• Language and Communication At-A-Glance - Spanish
• Language and Communication At-A-Glance - Chinese
• Language and Communication At-A-Glance - Vietnamese
• Language and Communication At-A-Glance - Russian

Resources

Talk, Read and Sing Together Every Day!: Tips for Families

A tip sheet focused on language and communication for families.

• English
  
• Spanish
  

Talk, Read and Sing Together Every Day! Tips for Using Language at Home and in the Community

A tip sheet to encourage the use of language at home and in the community.

• English
• Spanish

Talk, Read, and Sing Together Every Day!: It’s Never Too Early to Help Your Child Learn

A milestone chart to track a child’s language and communication development from birth through age 5.

• English
• Spanish

Talk, Read and Sing Together Every Day!: Tips For Infant & Toddler Teachers and Caregivers

A tip sheet focused on language and communication for infant and toddler teachers and caregivers.

• English
• Spanish

Talk, Read and Sing Together Every Day!: Tips For Preschool Teachers & Other Early Childhood Education Program Providers

A tip sheet focused on language and communication for preschool teachers.

• English
• Spanish

Talk, Read and Sing Together Every Day!: The Benefits of Being Bilingual – A Review for Teachers and Other Early Education Program Providers

A fact sheet that highlights the evidence behind the benefits of being bilingual and embracing a child’s home language.

• English
• Spanish
  

8 Strategies for Preschool ELLs' Language and Literacy Development

This article describes some of the methods and strategies that research has proven effective in nurturing the language and literacy development of young English Learners.

Helping Children Build Language Skills

This article provides information on how adults can help children develop their language abilities by tuning in to what they say and responding in ways that result in more talk.

Building Language Through Thematic Learning

This short video provides an example of how, in a dual language model, children can build language skills through a thematic approach.

Reading Rockets

Vocabulary-An extensive library of activities, instructional strategies, parent tips, and video clips.

For more information on this topic, contact Mindi Helmandollar-Armatas.