Infant Practice Guides for Practitioners
Literacy Learning Experiences - These practice guides illustrate ways that practitioners can arrange environments in order to encourage infants to
listen, communicate, and begin to develop the skills that are the building blocks for early literacy.
Pre-Emergent Writing - These practice guides include simple activities that can be used to encourage infants beginning scribbling and drawing.
Literacy-Rich Classroom and Community Activities
Literacy-Rich Word Activities
Literacy-Rich Outings
Literacy-Rich Home Activities
PDF Collection of the 4 Practice Guides above. (2.5MB)
Alphabet Exposure - This practice guide illustrates different ways to introduce the letters of the alphabet to infants.Literacy-Rich Word Activities
Literacy-Rich Outings
Literacy-Rich Home Activities
PDF Collection of the 4 Practice Guides above. (2.5MB)
Pre-Emergent Writing - These practice guides include simple activities that can be used to encourage infants beginning scribbling and drawing.
Let Little Fingers Do the Drawing
Infant Scribbling Activities
PDF Collection of the 2 Practice Guides above. (1.2MB)
Vocalizing and Listening - These practice guides include activities that practitioners can use to encourage infants to make sounds, develop listening skills, and eventually use words to communicate.
Infant Scribbling Activities
PDF Collection of the 2 Practice Guides above. (1.2MB)
Print Awareness and Reading - These practice guides illustrate how to introduce books to infants to encourage them to listen, communicate, and eventually participate in storytelling and book reading.
First Picture Books
First Word Books
Repeated Storytelling
Touch-and-Feel Books
ABC Books for Beginners
PDF Collection of the 5 Practice Guides above. (2.7MB)
Sound Awareness - These practice guides illustrate ways that practitioners can promote infants abilities to listen and notice different sounds.First Word Books
Repeated Storytelling
Touch-and-Feel Books
ABC Books for Beginners
PDF Collection of the 5 Practice Guides above. (2.7MB)
Infant Lap Games
More Infant Lap Games
Games Babies Play
Diaper-Changing Games
Infant Nursery Rhymes and Fingerplays
Nursery Rhymes for Play and Learning
Everyday Infant Fingerplays
Infant Nursery Rhymes
PDF Collection of the 8 Practice Guides above. (4MB)
Nonverbal Communication and Signing - These practice guides highlight ways that practitioners can help infants communicate their wants and needs to others using gestures and signs.More Infant Lap Games
Games Babies Play
Diaper-Changing Games
Infant Nursery Rhymes and Fingerplays
Nursery Rhymes for Play and Learning
Everyday Infant Fingerplays
Infant Nursery Rhymes
PDF Collection of the 8 Practice Guides above. (4MB)