Fostering Young Readers through Language and Literacy: A Guide for Connecting the 2023 Wisconsin Act 20 Across Early Childhood Systems (pdf) – This guide from WECCP provides an overview of the 2023 Wisconsin Act 20 and highlights the intersections to key early care and education systems in the state. It offers practical strategies for educators to create effective learning environments that nurture the development of strong young readers.

• Executive Summary (pdf)
• Fostering Young Readers Tip Sheets (pdf)

Beyond the Word Gap: Multimedia Resources and Tools (website) – ZERO TO THREE has compiled a set of resources in English & Spanish, to help families, professionals, and policymakers understand the importance of supporting early language and literacy.

More than Baby Talk: 10 Research-based Ways to Promote the Language & Communication Skills of Infants & Toddlers (pdf)

Early Literacy: Classroom Photos (pdf) offers examples of ways to embed literacy in a developmentally appropriate early education program.

InBrief Series (website) – videos and accompanying briefs from the Harvard Center for the Developing Child that provide brief summaries of recent scientific research.

Get Ready to Read! (website) – offers free literacy resources and is designed to support educators, parents, and young children in the years before kindergarten. It is a service of the National Center for Learning Disabilities.

A Window to the World: Promoting Early Language and Literacy Development – (video) from the Zero To Three Policy Center illustrates how early language & literacy development contributes to a child’s success throughout life.

National Institute for Literacy (webpage) – The Institute finds scientifically based research on how young children develop skills.

Center for Early Literacy Learning (website) – Promotes the adoption and sustained use of evidence-based early literacy learning practices. This site has resources for early childhood intervention practitioners, parents, and other caregivers of children, from birth to 5.

Joint Position Statement (pdf) – NAEYC & the International Reading Association.

Learning to Talk and Listen (pdf) – An oral language resource for early childhood caregivers.

Early Beginnings (pdf) – Early Literacy Knowledge & Instruction.

Developing Early Literacy (pdf) – Report of the National Early Literacy Panel.

Executive Summary: Developing Early Literacy (pdf) – a report of the National Early Literacy Panel; a scientific synthesis of early literacy development & implications for intervention.

Updated 10/24/2024