oral language skills Archives - Brookes Publishing Co.
5 Reasons Why You Should Expose Preschoolers and Kindergarteners to Challenging Words
This handout explains how to introduce more challenging vocabulary to young learners, and the importance that these more challenging words can have in a child's development. Read More
Strategies for encouraging reading readiness in young children
Do you have children in your program that struggle with oral language skills? Read More
Story Friends™ instruction in action
See Story Friends instruction in action! Read More
Story Friends™ sampler
Download the sampler to learn more about Story Friends, a literacy intervention focused on improving oral language skills for preschool and kindergarten children. Read More
Meet Story Friends™: an early literacy intervention for improving oral language
Do you have children in your program that struggle with oral language skills? Read More
Research behind Story Friends™
Read about the research evidence and pilot studies behind Story Friends, a literacy intervention focused on improving oral language skills for preschool and kindergarten children. Read More
Story Friends™ program overview
Read the program overview for Story Friends™, a literacy intervention focused on improving oral language skills for preschool and kindergarten children. Read More
First sound and last sound bingo
View the sample activity to help children gain practice in recognizing the first sound in words and in making sound–symbol correspondences. The activity includes the bingo demonstration page, leter chips, and suggested modifications to meet the needs of all students. Read More
Shared book-reading research and content learning
This chapter establishes shared book reading as a tool for developing preschool children's oral language and comprehension skills. Research about effective practices are discussed and the Project Words of Oral Reading and Language Development (WORLD) is introduced. Read More