Preschooler Practice Guides for Practitioners

Literacy Learning Experiences - These practice guides illustrate ways that practitioners can arrange environments to encourage preschoolers to listen, communicate, and develop the skills needed for later literacy.

Reading and Print Awareness - These practice guides illustrate how practitioners can use books with preschoolers to enhance their listening skills and active participation in storytelling and book reading.

Phonological Awareness - This practice guide illustrates the ways that practitioners can promote preschoolers abilities to distinguish different sounds and phonemes.

Signing - This practice guide highlights the ways practitioners can help preschoolers communicate their needs and ideas using sign language.

Alphabet Knowledge - These practice guides illustrate ways to familiarize preschoolers with the letters of the alphabet and promote beginning letter recognition.

Invented Spelling and Writing - These practice guides illustrate ways that practitioners can promote preschoolers abilities to write and spell.

Talking and Listening - These practice guides illustrate ways that practitioners can promote preschoolers use of spoken words and enhance their listening skills.