Preschool Language & Literacy
Explore resources designed to improve instruction in early language and literacy.
- View a visual diagram of both practices
- Watch a topic overview and download planning templates
- Watch a short overview
Explore the subtopics below to learn more about the recommended practices:
To learn more about the research underlying these practices, view the intervention reports on phonological awareness, phonological awareness with letter knowledge training, shared book reading, interactive shared book reading, and dialogic reading.
Phonological Awareness Resource Books
Preschool Language & Literacy > Phonological Awareness > See How It Works
Consider using this list of resource books prepared by the Syracuse Early Reading First program. These staff development resources support teachers in planning phonological awareness...
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Early Literacy Progress Monitoring Rubric
Preschool Language & Literacy > Phonological Awareness > See How It Works
Here you will see a pictorial progress monitoring rubric that Janesville teachers use to keep a daily record of children's learning throughout the year and to talk with children about their...
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Using Evaluation Data to Improve Instruction
Preschool Language & Literacy > Phonological Awareness > See How It Works
This PowerPoint presentation shows how administrators use evaluation data to identify needed changes and plan professional development. The approach is discussed in the Using Evaluation Data to...
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Observation Checklists: Monitoring Development
Preschool Language & Literacy > Interactive & Dialogic Reading > See How It Works
Observation checklists help Syracuse preschool teachers monitor children's progress in comprehension and oral language development. The comprehension skills reflect interactive strategies they use...
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Interactive Reading: A PEER Sequence Planner
Preschool Language & Literacy > Interactive & Dialogic Reading > See How It Works
Use the worksheets to prepare an interactive reading lesson. Use the types of questions and prompts that help children engage in discussion. Multiple examples illustrate how to apply the techniques...
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Required Storybook List
Preschool Language & Literacy > Interactive & Dialogic Reading > See How It Works
This list includes storybooks that lend themselves to interactive reading strategies. Tempe's principal investigator explains how to select books for interactive reading in Selecting Books for...
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Personal Literacy Plan: Using Assessment Data to Guide Instruction
Preschool Language & Literacy > Phonological Awareness > See How It Works
Ready to Learn created this tool as a quick way to see where children are in literacy development. In Keeping Track of Student Progress With Portfolios, the literacy coach talks about how staff use...
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Reflecting on Instructional Practice
Preschool Language & Literacy > Phonological Awareness > Overview & Tools
This self-reflection tool guides teachers in identifying what they do that is consistent with recommended practices when teaching phonological awareness and where improvement is needed.
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Creating Individual Professional Development Plans
Preschool Language & Literacy > Phonological Awareness > Overview & Tools
Here is a worksheet for coaches that can help tailor professional development activities to the individual needs of your teachers. Assess teacher progress toward program goals and objectives to...
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Phonological Awareness: Setting Goals and Planning Activities
Preschool Language & Literacy > Phonological Awareness > Overview & Tools
Use this planner to work with teachers on setting goals and planning phonological awareness instruction. Staff can also customize this tool for planning weekly and daily lessons and...
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Learning Together About Teaching Phonological Awareness
Preschool Language & Literacy > Phonological Awareness > Overview & Tools
Set up a staff development meeting or series of training sessions to review the “Learn What Works” resources for phonological awareness using these discussion questions. Related Media and...
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Learning Together About Integrating Phonological Awareness
Preschool Language & Literacy > Phonological Awareness > Overview & Tools
The activities in this tool can help you plan a team meeting to review the “See How It Works” resources for phonological awareness and show teachers how to create a planning chart for integrating...
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