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Sample Material
Preparing a Dialogic Reading Lesson
Use this dialogic reading planning tool to help teachers develop questions and prompts for repeated readings of a storybook using the framework described in A Three-Level Framework for Dialogic...
Planning Template
Preschool Language and Literacy Planning Template #1
District and community staff who work with school administrators and preschool staff can use the template to work through a comprehensive set of options that can be implemented at the school or...
Overview
Teaching Phonological Awareness in Preschool
This overview describes phonological awareness and its importance. It emphasizes planning instruction along a sequential developmental continuum of skills, scaffolding instruction, and providing...
Overview
Interactive and Dialogic Reading in Preschool
This overview explains interactive and dialogic reading, its importance to children's language development, and how teachers can implement this practice. It highlights the teacher's use of...
Planning Template
Preschool Language and Literacy Planning Template #2
State-level staff who work directly with local education agencies (districts) and communities will find ideas for incorporating these research-based practices into practical policies and activities...
Planning Template
Preschool Language and Literacy Planning Template #3
Regional Comprehensive Center staff and others who work directly with state education agencies will find strategies in the planning template to facilitate conversations with state staff about...