Language and Literacy: Everyday Practice Guide for Early Childhood

This 9-page quick-reference guide helps educators connect language and literacy goals with everyday interactions, play, books, and writing opportunities. It explains receptive and expressive language and emergent literacy, including how children communicate through words, gestures, signs, sounds, stories, and early writing. Use the practical strategies throughout the classroom day to support children’s communication, relationships, and early reading and writing development in ways that fit their ages, interests, abilities, and communication styles.