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Early Childhood Education: Resources for Enhancing Early Development

Children’s brains develop most significantly from birth through six years of age. Use this Early Childhood Education Web Guide to find resources that can enhance young children’s social, emotional, physical and academic development.

Early Childhood Development

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Family Involvement in Early Childhood Education

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Promoting Early Childhood Literacy

Reading to preschoolers impacts their reading and vocabulary skills, and helps them gain a better understanding of the world around them. Promoting early childhood literacy is easy with Internet resources that jump-start kids’ interest in reading.

Insights for Promoting Early Childhood Literacy

  • Reading aloud to your children is a good way to promote early childhood literacy and begin fostering their interest in reading. Setting aside time for reading and having a variety of reading material on hand are effective ways to improve reading skills.
  • Reading comprehension goes hand in hand with reading skill, and can be fostered by talking with kids about the stories they’ve heard or read. LessonSense.com, StoryPlace and other sites provide dialogue activities along with literacy enrichment.

Top Sites for Promoting Early Childhood Literacy

Education.com uses the U.S. Department of Education’s guidelines to recommend books, computer programs and Web sites that parents and teachers can use to help kids become readers.
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Reading Is Fundamental (RIF) aims to cultivate children’s literacy through reading motivation, family literacy and the chance to choose and keep books for free. Teachers can download lesson plans and parents can find reading activities organized by age group.
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National Education Association's Read Across America program has helpful hints for parents interested in promoting early childhood literacy, along with lists of recommended books.
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Learning Disabilities in Early Childhood

If you’re working with children who have special needs, whether as a parent or as a teacher, ... read more »

Early Childhood Classroom Activities

Creating a classroom or space that is cooperative, exciting and educational for kids is at your ... read more »

Professional Development for Early Childhood Educators

Find the best places to start a career in early childhood education or enhance your skills in this ... read more »

Community Links in Early Childhood Education

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